A new study shows that routine hospital blood tests could help predict spinal cord injury severity and survival chances.

Routine blood samples, such as those taken daily at any hospital and tracked over time, could help predict the severity of an ...

Abstract: X-ray images play an important role in the diagnosis of spinal diseases because of their convenient collection and easy observation. But it is time-consuming and challenging for radiologists ...

Exercise is a helpful way to treat herniated disc symptoms and can be started soon after the herniation occurs. Strengthening exercises support your neck and back, helping to prevent future disc ...

USA: A decade-long study from the University of Utah Health suggests that cervical spine (c-spine) X-rays remain a highly effective first-line screening tool for detecting significant neck injuries in ...

The Cobb method, or Cobb angle, helps doctors track changes in the spinal curve over time. Clinicians use it to guide treatment decisions, especially during growth spurts in adolescence. It provides a ...

After spending most of his life bent over at a 180-degree angle, a young man has stood up straight for the first time. Jiang Yanchen, from China's Shandong province, suffers from a rare a severe form ...

1 Department of Spine and Spinal Cord Surgery, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China 2 Department of Medical Imaging, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, ...

1 Spinal Surgery Department, Mianyang Orthopaedic Hospital, Mianyang, Sichuan, China 2 Department of Spinal & Bone Tumors (1), The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical ...

Joseph Osorio, MD, PhD, neurosurgeon at UC San Diego Health, holds the world’s first fully personalized anterior cervical spine implant, created using advanced imaging, AI-assisted planning, and 3D ...

UC San Diego Health is the first health system in the world to perform an anterior cervical spine surgery using a fully personalized implant designed for a patient's unique anatomy. The first surgery, ...

Summary: Surgeons have performed the world’s first anterior cervical spine surgery using a fully personalized implant designed for a patient’s unique anatomy. Unlike standard one-size-fits-all devices ...