A new study conducted by Japanese researchers suggests that the risk of disability in old age can be predicted by studying the shape of a person's spinal column. A team of researchers based in Japan ...

Thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (TOPLL) is a rare condition associated with ectopic bone formation in the thoracic spine. A long-term follow-up study from Japan shows ...

What Is the Cervical Spine? Where Is the Cervical Spine Located? A long, flexible column extending through most of your upper body, the spinal column consists of seven bones called vertebrae. The ...

Chiari (pronounced kee-aa-ree) malformation is a group of conditions where the lower back part of your brain pushes against or into the hole where your spinal cord enters your skull, called the ...

I can not remember the last sunny day! This entire week has been cloudy and wet. Day after day. That is a lot of barometric pressure. In my office I routinely hear patients telling me how they hate ...

INDUCTED INTO THE REHAB HALL OF FAME. SHE OVERCAME A LIFE CHANGING STROKE AND CONTINUES TO COMPETE IN SPORTS. KAREN KORNACKI HAS HER STORY. MELISSA CHILDERS REMEMBERS VIVIDLY THE DAY THAT CHANGED HER ...

An epidural headache is a headache that can occur after an epidural injection. It’s also known as a post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) or a spinal headache. While you may think of childbirth when you ...