Romosozumab plus alendronate led to a greater improvement in bone strength than alendronate alone in postmenopausal women ...

Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...

A new spinal cord implant may help people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) regain some muscle function, giving the ...

From targeted exercises to sleeping positions, here are some effective ways to keep our spines strong and aligned as we grow ...

Chronic stress leads to elevated stress hormones, which may be linked to bone breakdown. Puerto Rican adults living on the US mainland have higher prevalence of stress than the general population, and ...

Treatment with romosozumab led to improvements in bone microarchitecture among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

A lumbar puncture (spinal tap) is a common test doctors use to check for signs of MS in your spinal fluid. But a lumbar puncture on its own isn’t enough to confirm an MS diagnosis. Diagnosing ...

Higher cardiovascular health (Life’s Essential 8 scores) is linked to greater bone mineral density in adults aged 20–59, with stronger associations in younger individuals, women, and those with normal ...

The lumbar region is located between the thoracic (chest) region of the spine and the sacrum, a large bone at the base of the spine. The lumbar spine usually curves slightly inward, called lordosis.

"It's a painless, low radiation x-ray that scans the hip, spine and sometimes the forearm," she says. "We look at the bigger bones because they are better at measuring bone density over time." ...

A doctor explained to reporters that a necessary procedure was performed to take out the knife lodged into the actor’s body, at the same time, addressed a “spinal fluid leak" caused by the injury. The ...