As spine leaders look ahead to 2026, enthusiasm around regenerative medicine and neuromodulation continues to build. But much of the conversation still flattens a field that is far more complex than ...

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 comes to walking and daily independence.

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

A study published in Neurology looks at how age may affect recovery for people with spinal cord injuries. "With population growth and improvements in medicine, the number of people diagnosed with ...

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 ...

Tethered spinal cord syndrome is a rare neurological disorder where the spinal cord is attached, or tethered, to the tissues around the spine. This tethering of the spinal cord restricts its movements ...

New research and technology suggest hope for those suffering from paralysis. Researchers rapidly restored motor function in three men with complete paralysis using an epidural electrical stimulation ...

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 ...