Muscle fibers in children with SMA type 1 show substantial differences in components of the myosin protein called heavy ...

Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute's International Center for Spinal Cord Injury (ICSCI) have made a remarkable advancement in treating children with Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), a rare but ...

Researchers at Kennedy Krieger Institute's International Center for Spinal Cord Injury (ICSCI) have made a remarkable ...

Through brain implants, neural interfaces and skin grafts, researchers are starting to restore sensation for paralysed or ...

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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder affecting the motor neurons—nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot ...

This means back- and stomach-sleepers should be able to draw a line from the neck to the lumbar (lower spine) region to the knees, while side-sleepers should be able to draw a line along the ...

A new mattress isn’t a cure-all for back pain. But if your current mattress ... and its targeted foam pushes in the lumbar area and hips and plies in areas that need gentler support, like ...

Even among young players, those sudden movements can cause back pain — the most common golf injury — or elbow pain and shoulder pain. Considering that the average age for a U.S. golfer is 44 ...

Realizing a Phase I human clinical trial commencing to test the efficacy and safety of the transplantation of olfactory cell nerve bridges to treat chronic spinal cord injury. Since the passing of ...

Objective To evaluate whether sedentary behaviour is a risk or prognostic factor for spinal pain in children and adolescents. Specifically, to estimate the (1) direction and strength of the ...

To decrease pain, avoid walking on uneven surfaces or uphill. 4. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Spinal stenosis is a wear-and-tear condition that often affects the lumbar spine (the five vertebrae in the ...