Low back pain affects an estimated one in four American adults and is the leading contributor to disability globally. In most ...

A new review of the evidence finds that only a handful of common remedies provide a modest benefit for acute or chronic back ...

Only around one in 10 common non-surgical and non-invasive treatments for lower back pain are effective, suggests a pooled ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) patients often rely on their loved ones as caregivers for help with daily tasks. Caring for a loved ...

UPF researchers have led the creation of a computational simulator that is unique in the world to study one of the causes of ...

Neural foraminal stenosis causes nerve irritation and compression when the space a spinal nerve travels through narrows. Understand its symptoms, causes, and treatments.

Is your posture giving you worries? It might be scoliosis. Here are key steps for maintaining a healthy spine.

A spinal tap (lumbar puncture) may help confirm a multiple sclerosis diagnosis. Here’s what you should expect from the ...

Disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) may help lower the risk of children's bone fractures in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a ...

After a spine MRI, you can go back to your normal activities right away. But if you had medicine to relax before the test, you’ll need to wait until it wears off. A specially trained doctor ...

I thank my mother for finding the physician,” he said. “Of course, I was involved with that whole process of finding a ...

Injury to the ligaments and supportive muscles around the spine can cause back pain both during movement and at rest. Bending can put significant pressure on the lower back, causing the muscles ...