Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

A drug developed at Case Western at Case Western Biotechnology Incubator is showing promise in helping paralyzed patients ...

Even when people with incomplete spinal cord injuries can walk, everyday functions like standing, balancing or producing ...

In past research, Calvert and others in the field have been able to restore control over muscle movement for these patients ...

Spinal tuberculosis, once a rare disease of older adults, is making its way into the lives of Gen Z. With subtle symptoms and lifestyle factors working against them, young people are unknowingly ...

What if chronic diseases, which are difficult to treat with medicine alone, could be managed with electricity? As ...

Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...

After a devastating accident ended his active career, Sherman Gillums Jr. found a new mission advocating for the paralysis ...

Nearly a decade after a training ride crash left him with a spinal cord injury, an Easthampton man is regaining function ...

Three lawsuits were filed March 23 alleging Nevro’s spinal cord stimulators are defectively designed and made patient’s chronic pain worse, AboutLawsuits reported March 30. All three lawsuits were ...

Incomplete spinal cord injuries disrupt motor unit coordination. The nervous system struggles to sync muscles at low effort and overcompensates with rigid signals at high effort.