A flying puck can cause serious damage to the brain and spine; Are neck guards the answer? Data from rugby provides a ...

The patient first received preoperative embolization in another institution to cut off blood supply and was operated three days after. The advantages of this endoscopic spine surgery were manifold.

It originates from five spinal "roots"—C5, C6, C7, C8, and T1—which merge and then separate into five main nerve branches. These branches supply sensation and muscle ... labeled C5 through C8 for the ...

Read More About Alzheimer's Disease / Dementia The autonomic nervous system (ANS) controls automatic body functions such as heart rate, blood pressure ... nerve irritation due to damage on a cervical ...

Use a dry cotton swab to wipe away any discharge, blood, or mucus from the cervix ... to the squamocolumnar junction suggest more severe cervical disease. As explained previously, the results ...

There could be new hope on the horizon for women fighting cervical cancer. Researchers investigated a new approach to treating the disease in a study funded by Cancer Research UK. In a phase 3 ...

Kessler Foundation researchers published new findings on neuromodulation in individuals with high-level spinal cord injury ...

according to a study in the Nov. 15 issue of Spine. Researchers did a retrospective analysis of 277 cervical laminoplasties and 229 cervical laminectomies with fusion. They analyzed facility costs, ...

. Most sexually active people come into contact with HPV during their lifetime. Usually the virus causes no harm and the infection clears on its own. However, in some cases, HPV infection can lead to ...

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute has been at the forefront of spine care, and recently a team partnered with Thomas Jefferson University Hospita ...

which cervical vertebrae (bones in the neck that protect the spinal cord) are injured, and if the spinal cord is involved. A minor compression fracture often can be treated with over-the-counter (OTC) ...