Nerve cells in the spinal cord activate involuntary, autonomic reflexes often referred to as “fight or flight” responses in response to stressful or dangerous stimuli. These protective responses cause ...

Spinal injuries can have consequences far beyond the immediate physical trauma, affecting overall health for years after the injury. Recent research research published in JAMA Network Open shows that ...

When Maranda Nyborg started feeling under the weather, she didn't think anything of it. It was October, and she usually caught something as the seasons changed. Nyborg, a Division I student athlete at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...

More than 8 percent of adult spinal surgeries result in major perioperative complications, such as excessive blood loss, returns to the OR for deep infections, pulmonary embolism or deep vein ...

A new study identifies a druggable cellular target that, if controlled properly, could prevent or lessen autonomic dysfunction and improve quality of life for people with spinal cord injury. In ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results showed obesity was associated with increased operative times, blood loss and infection risk. Patients ...

Every September, Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month highlights the life-altering impact of an injury to this essential bone in our bodies. Among the most common causes of spinal trauma are auto ...

Medically reviewed by Mallory Christopherson DC, FMT, CSCSBacterial spinal meningitis can be deadly in hours if you do not get treatment right away.Signs of spinal meningitis include a sudden fever, ...

Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Hospital and medical device company Medtronic, based in Minneapolis, are facing a lawsuit from a Louisville woman who said she suffered “disabling complications” following ...