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 ...

Degenerative scoliosis is an abnormal spinal curve caused by the deterioration of spinal disks and connective tissue. Medications, physical therapy, and surgery can help relieve symptoms. You’re not ...

Levels of a protein found in the brain called alpha-synuclein are significantly lower than normal in cerebrospinal fluid collected in Parkinson's disease patients suffering from postural instability ...

Spina bifida is a developmental malformation of the spinal cord that leads to complications in several organ systems and considerable disability, even decades after repair of the anomaly. Before the ...

New research shows that stimulation of the lumbosacral vertebrae region significantly elevated low blood pressure, unlike cervical or upper thoracic stimulation. Kessler Foundation researchers ...

“Our results show that targeted spinal cord Dr. Einat Engel-Haber associate research scientist transcutaneous stimulation has a significant impact on blood pressure regulation in individuals with SCI, ...