Once considered an old-age affliction, back pain is now striking early. But new, less invasive therapies offer hope ...

Obliques are vital, often overlooked muscles crucial for spine stability, posture, and movement. They control twisting and side-to-side balance, protecting your back and enhancing athletic performance ...

A Missouri high school football star suffered severe neck and spinal injuries during the fourth quarter of a game on Friday. / Jimmy Jones He wears No. 4, but right now Jatayvion "JT" Thomas is No. 1 ...

A cervical foraminotomy is a procedure that decompresses a nerve in the neck. A spine surgeon removes bone or disc pieces that are pressing on the nerves that go from your neck to your arm. The ...

Back pain affects millions of people daily, but determining whether discomfort stems from muscle strain or spinal issues can mean the difference between quick recovery and prolonged suffering.

Daily electrical stimulation of certain nerves in the spinal cord appeared to help three people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), an inherited disorder that causes muscles to waste away. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger – able to stand and walk more easily – when an implanted device zapped their spinal cord. On ...