The spine, or vertebral column, is a tower of bone that consists of 24 irregular-shaped bones along with the nine fused bones in the sacrum and coccyx. The spine gives human beings their posture ...

The fluid-filled cushions between the bones in your spine are called disks. They provide flexibility, allow for spine ...

“It goes from the ribcage down to the pubic bone and it’s important that the length of ... will target the obliques whilst also promoting the mobility of the spine, mainly in lateral flexion,” Grant ...

Although many people have not heard of the condition, Scoliosis (deformity of the spine). It is surprisingly very common, ...

Vertebral fractures are twice as common as broken hips and wrists. They occur when you break one of the bones in your spine, known as a vertebra. Symptoms associated with a vertebral fracture ...

This screening is known as Adam’s Test or Adam’s Position and is used to both visually and physically assess a potential ...

This can make your joints and the bones and cartilage in your back weaker and unable to support you as well. Try to drink at least 4-6 cups of water a day to keep your spine flexible and supportive.

Addison Wood, DO, performed Montrose Regional Health's first fully navigated prone lateral lumbar spine surgery, the hospital said July 19.

Northwestern University researchers introduced an injectable new therapy, which harnessed fast-moving "dancing molecules," to ...

The association between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and spinal degenerative disorders (SDDs) may be method-dependent, ...

Cential Robotics announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its spine navigation and robotic-assistance device ...

A fitness instructor "severely deformed" by scoliosis has raised £500 to get a tattoo on her back of the metalwork in her ...