The dorsal root ganglion is a group of sensory neuron cell bodies just outside the spine. The dorsal root ganglion is involved in passing sensory signals to the central nervous system. The motor ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD A pinched nerve in the lower back occurs when excessive pressure is applied to a ...

Although this stem cell model of a notochord is a simple structure, it could help researchers study spine-related birth ...

The brain and spinal cord are your body’s central nervous system. The brain is the command center for your body, and the spinal cord is the pathway for messages sent by the brain to the body and from ...

Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, struggled with spondylolisthesis ...

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The nervous system consists of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (motor nerves, sensory nerves, cranial and spinal nerves, autonomic ganglia ...

Spondylolisthesis occurs when a vertebra slips forward out of place onto the vertebra below, explained Jessica Stark, MD, spine surgeon at UTHealth Houston. This slippage, a sequela of arthritis, ...

We have used this both for acute symptoms and as a preventive procedure in highly susceptible athletes (with a history of multiple muscle strains and pathological changes in the lumbar spine). The ...