GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA)– Back problems are among patients’ most frequent complaints to their doctors. According to a national health survey, 8% of all adults experience persistent or chronic back pain ...

In some cases, a steroid (cortisone) injection can reduce back pain and nerve pain that travels into your buttocks and legs by reducing inflammation. Our spine specialists may prescribe a combination ...

Proteoglycans in the net limit functional regeneration and plasticity after spinal cord injury. The chondroitinase enzyme removes the net and allows for regeneration and functional recovery, ...

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 ...

NEWARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Revance Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: RVNC), a biotechnology company focused on innovative aesthetic and therapeutic offerings, today announced positive topline results ...

Older adults who get steroid injections to ease lower back and leg pain may have increased odds of suffering a spine fracture, a new study suggests. It's not clear, however, whether the treatment is ...

Injections for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) refer to two treatments that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved for SMA: nusinersen (Spinraza) and onasemnogene abeparovec-xioi (Zolgensma ...

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 ...

Many Americans choose to get spinal injections to relieve their chronic neck or back pain. Many are still in pain after the shots and consistently wait until their next shot, just to get by. They find ...

A cervical foraminotomy is a procedure that decompresses a nerve in the neck. A spine surgeon removes bone or disc pieces that are pressing on the nerves that go from your neck to your arm. The ...