Impaired neuromusculoskeletal function due to conditions such as stroke, osteoarthritis, cerebral palsy, Parkinson's disease, limb amputation, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and cancer ...

A surgical team at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) extracted the tumors, which had wrapped around the spinal cord, through the patient’s eye socket. This was the first time ...

Spinal cord lesions are more commonly seen in progressive forms of multiple sclerosis, and they can result in an increased risk of disability. In relapsing-remitting MS, which 80 to 85 percent of ...

Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

This time, the surgeons faced a greater challenge. A second, smaller chordoma was strangling Flores’s spinal cord near the base of the skull. After much discussion, the medical team had decided ...

In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a team led by a University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) neurosurgeon has successfully removed a rare cancerous tumor wrapped around the spine and spinal cord ...

“This Is Spinal Tap” is tapping into its cult fandom with a theatrical re-release for its 41st anniversary. The iconic mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap” will get a long-awaited ...

These facet joints are separate from the discs and keep the vertebrae from bending or twisting excessively, which could damage the spinal cord and the ... they are gel- or fluid-filled sacs ...

A few years ago, word surfaced of a This Is Spinal Tap sequel from original director Rob Reiner, who was set to get the mockumentary band back together. As a result, stars Michael McKean ...