People with osteoporosis should avoid spinal poses in yoga
Yoga postures that flex the spine beyond its limits may raise the risk of compression fractures in people with thinning...
Read MoreSelf-assessing back pain by app is just as effective as traditional methods
Patients can assess their own back pain using an app on their phone or tablet as effectively as current paper...
Read MoreResearchers restore breathing, partial forelimb function in rats with spinal cord injuries
A breakthrough study published in Nature Communications has demonstrated, in animal models of chronic injury, that long-term, devastating effects of spinal cord...
Read MoreCan nanotechnology rewire an injured spinal cord?
According to the World Health Organisation, up to half a million people around the world suffer a spinal cord injury each...
Read MoreProtocol reduces opioid use in spinal surgery patients
A novel “Enhanced Recovery After Surgery” (ERAS) protocol developed by Penn Medicine for patients undergoing spinal and peripheral nerve surgery significantly reduced...
Read MoreSpinal cord is ‘smarter’ than previously thought
It is well known that the circuits in this part of our nervous system, which travel down the length of...
Read MoreSimple, cost-effective treatment following failed back surgery shows promise
Failed back surgery (continued low back and leg pain after surgery) is relatively common. With each reoperation, success, as defined...
Read MoreA recipe for regenerating nerve fibres across complete spinal cord injury
The adult mammalian body has an incredible ability to heal itself in response to injury. Yet, injuries to the spinal...
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