The spinal cord is a vital structure that connects your brain to the rest of your body. It extends from the lower part of the brain down to your lower back. The spinal cord relays information to your ...

Older adults recover nerve function after spinal cord injury just as well as younger patients, but they fall behind when it ...

Your spinal cord has nerves that send signals or messages back and forth between your brain and the rest of your body. Spinal cord compression occurs when a mass places pressure on the cord. A mass ...

The spinal cord is harder to access and study than even the brain. The challenges posed by its mobility and anatomical structure have made understanding exactly how it functions difficult. Rice ...

Spinal cord stimulators, also called dorsal column stimulators, help reduce chronic pain. They’re implanted into your spine to block pain signals from reaching your brain. Spinal cord stimulators ...

A study published in Neurology looks at how age may affect recovery for people with spinal cord injuries. "With population ...

As spinal cord injuries increasingly affect older adults, new research reveals a surprising pattern in recovery. The study ...

What are spinal cord tumours? The spinal cord is a long bundle of nerves that stretches from the brain to the lower part of your back. The nerves send messages that control movement and feeling in ...