In your back, this commonly occurs when something compresses the nerves that branch from your spinal cord. This pressure interferes with the nerve’s normal signaling, creating a variety of ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Surgery may not be the answer for those suffering from back pain, according to local medical experts. The ...

The CNS includes the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerves. A misdirected inflammatory response damages nerve cells of a protective coating called myelin. Myelin coats the nerve fibers from the ...

A spinal cord injury is a life-altering event. The nerves inside the spinal cord have been damaged, therefore interrupting the flow of information from the brain to the body. For some patients, this ...

why did these sensory nerves grow back, but not the others? If we can figure that out, we might be able to apply the same principle to other nerve cells and improve treatments for spinal cord ...