The spinal cord is surrounded by cerebrospinal fluid, which suspends it within the 33 vertebrae of the spinal column. Small nerves from the spinal cord branch out from this cylindrical tube.

The muscles of the lower back help stabilize, rotate, flex, and extend the spinal column, which is a bony tower of 24 vertebrae that gives the body structure and houses the spinal cord.

The discs allow movement of the spinal column and function like shock absorbers. A letter and number identify vertebrae. In the cervical column, the vertebrae are C1 through C7.

Sometimes, osteoarthritis produces spurs that put pressure on the nerves leaving the spinal column. This can cause weakness and pain in the arms or legs. Who Gets Osteoarthritis of the Spine?

A retrospective chart review at the major provincial public hospital serving patients with spinal injuries/pathology. A total of 525 medical records for the period March 2005 to April 2006 were ...

A new spinal column procedure is promising rapid results with less hospital time. KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- At any given time, about one in four Americans is dealing with low back pain.

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered new details about how the spinal column forms in developing vertebrates, according to a study published in Developmental Cell.

A spinal cord injury (SCI) is the occurrence of an acute traumatic damage to the spinal cord or nerves roots within the spinal column, including the cauda equina, that results in temporary or ...