Our Spinal Cord Injury Program specializes in caring for spinal cord injury patients immediately after the injury and during rehabilitation and recovery. We offer treatment options that are unique in ...
If you experience weakness and a loss of fine motor function in your arms and hands after neck trauma, you may have a spinal cord injury called central cord syndrome. This type of injury can disrupt ...
Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) have two main types — complete and incomplete. Their symptoms vary according to the type, location, and extent of the injury, so healthcare providers find treating these ...
Your spinal cord runs all the way down from the base of the brain to the lower back. The spinal canal, which consists of tissues, cartilage, and bone, covers the spinal cord and is tasked with ...
Spinal stenosis is a condition that affects the spinal cord. Traditional and newer treatment options can include acupotomy, decompression surgery, stem cell therapy, physical therapy, medications, ...
Cervical myelopathy is a condition that happens when the spinal cord in the neck is compressed or squeezed. There are many things that can cause this, but one of the most common is cervical ...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a condition that causes the degeneration of the nerve cells in the nervous system, affecting certain neurons in the spinal cord. ALS is a fatal disease that ...
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 is the most common and most severe form of SMA. Symptoms typically begin in the first 6 months of life. Life expectancy is less than 2 years without treatment, but ...