In other words, a non-painful stimulus – like when you rub your shin after walking into a table – can overtake slower pain ...

It could also come from the spinal cord and nerves or problems with the internal organs. Back pain can vary in location, severity, and the type of pain a person experiences. For example ...

A lumbar puncture (spinal tap) is a common test doctors use to check for signs of MS in your spinal fluid. But a lumbar puncture on its own isn’t enough to confirm an MS diagnosis. Diagnosing ...

The bone extends out from the back of the vertebra to form canals for nerves, joints for stability, and attachment sites for muscles. These parts of the spine include: Each region of the spine has a ...

The nervous system is the body’s direct communication system. It’s made up of the body’s many nerve cells. These cells work together in a network that sends and receives signals from one ...

Arthritis neck pain can sometimes be severe and may lead to muscle spasms and shooting pains in the shoulders, back, legs, thighs, and buttocks. If nerves are compressed by collapsing spinal bones, ...

(PTI) Dr Nitin Dange, neurosurgeon at Lilavati Hospital, told reporters that the knife lead to the leakage of Saif Ali Khan's spinal fluid. "Mr Saif Ali Khan was admitted to Lilavati Hospital at 2 ...

To measure spinal disinhibition in the new study, researchers used the Hoffman reflex (H-reflex) rate-dependent depression (HRDD) as a biomarker. They applied nerve-stimulating electrical pulses ...

We established a slice culture method for mid-gestation embryos to examine nerve outgrowth from the spinal cord and the DRGs into the periphery. We applied neurotrophins and function-blocking ...

A lumbar puncture is used to take a sample of the cerebrospinal fluid from the lower back. This fluid flows around the spinal cord and the brain, and clears waste products. Levels of certain proteins ...