September is here with its very pleasant quieter and cooler days. Soon we will go through ups and downs in temperature which ...

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a group of disorders that involve compression of the arteries, nerves, and blood vessels in the space between the first rib and collarbone, called the thoracic ...

[15] The posterior rami provide spine muscle and trunk skin sensation. The most complex nerve plexus is the brachial plexus, consisting of cervical nerves 5 through 8 (C5 to C8) and thoracic nerve ...

Sciatica results from the irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve, which runs from the lower back to the toes. Certain stretches and exercises may help relieve the pain and discomfort it ...

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study of the patient's cervical and thoracic spine was obtained which ... with diseases involving peripheral nerves. Subsequently in 1868, Charcot described ...

Upper back pain: "The upper back, or thoracic spine, can suffer from musculoskeletal pain," Hascalovici said. "Discs can slip, strains can occur, and nerves can get pinched.

In 2020, the department created a six-year Thoracic Surgery Integrated Residency Program, leveraging the strengths of our long-established training programs in cardiothoracic surgery and general ...

Spine neurosurgeon Ori Barzilai, MD, collaborates with thoracic, urologic, and gynecologic surgeons to perform minimally invasive robotic resections, which provide patients with shorter hospital stays ...

Medical device maker Axonics has convinced a jury in California federal court that it did not violate rival Medtronic's ...