Your spine is made up of bones stabilized by multiple ligaments and muscles along its length. The spinal cord resides in the spinal canal. It is a complex structure that allows neurological impulses ...

Symptoms for MSCC include sensory changes, autonomic dysfunction, and back pain; however, back pain was not predictive of MSCC. The sensitivity and specificity for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ...

The Hoffman test, also known as the Hoffman sign test, lets your doctor know whether there are compression — or pressure — problems in your spine near your neck. During this brief examination, your ...

Inflammation affecting only the spine is surprisingly common, study suggests ...

Northwestern Medicine investigators have developed a new imaging approach to more accurately assess blood flow in the spinal cord, a method that could be used to better inform treatment for ...