“After spinal cord injury the nervous system becomes more rigid and less able to change its approach as the muscles work harder,” said senior researcher Ruoli Wang, an associate professor in ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains one of the most devastating neurological conditions, severing communication between the ...

Clinicians have long treated spinal cord injuries—a leading cause of long-term disability—in part by augmenting a patient’s blood pressure. The idea was that the injury impacted the body’s regulation ...

Today, about 300,000 people in the United States are living with a spinal cord injury, with respiratory complications being the most common cause of illness and death, according to the Christopher & ...

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

A new PET tracer can provide insights into how spinal cord injuries affect not only the spinal cord, but also the brain, according to new research published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. By ...

As the summer season continues, and families and friends gather at lakes, oceans and pools, awareness of the potential spinal injuries associated with water sports is crucial to ensuring a safe and ...

Russian scientists have found a method that opens the way to the creation of fundamentally new drugs for the treatment of ...

Spinal cord injuries in the neck can rob patients of motor skills like holding or picking up objects and make routine things ...