As MS patients we all know what a demyelinating disease is, right? “...any disease of the nervous system in which the myeline sheath... Read more »
When people think about Multiple Sclerosis, there is often fixation on the brain. After all, the brain, characteristically struck by MS, is... Read more »
You can never ask too many questions about surgery. If you are considering spine surgery, you might want some answers about minimally... Read more »
With neck or back pain, people automatically assume that the spinal discs are the source of pain. Sometimes that assumption is incorrect... Read more »
Deciding whether or not to have surgery, any surgery, is a difficult decision. When the surgery involves your spine, brain, heart or other... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the spine is a noninvasive procedure that uses powerful magnets and radio waves to create pictures of the spine... Read more »
I never much cared for anatomy class. Dead bodies, the cold, and the smell were just not the way I liked to spend an afternoon. Every first year... Read more »
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A thoracic spine x-ray is an x-ray of the twelve chest (thoracic) vertebrae. The vertebrae are separated by flat pads of cartilage that cushion... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
NMR - lumbosacral spine; Magnetic resonance imaging - lumbosacral spine; Nuclear magnetic resonance - lumbosacral spine; MRI of lumbosacral spine ... Read more »
Spine Fracture - View an image of a spinal compression fracture... Read more »
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