“In general, walking is a good exercise for people with back pain,” says Liz Pignatiello, PT, MPT, ATC-R, a physical ...

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Los Angeles-based Cedars Sinai's endoscopic spine program is less than two years old, and Corey Walker, MD, has played a key role in growing the service line.

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This brings sensory information to the dura mater (the tough, outer membrane of the brain and spine). Pterygopalatine fossa ... Shafique S, Das J. Anatomy, head and neck, maxillary nerve. StatPearls.