For many patients, total lower limb paralysis caused by spinal cord damage means a lifetime in a wheelchair. But a new treatment might mean the diagnosis isn’t so permanent: A 29-year-old man ...

Spinal stenosis refers to the narrowing of the spinal canal, which is the space in the center of the vertebrae containing the spinal cord and nerve roots. At its most severe or final stage — known as ...

The treatment also improved some of Edgerton’s patients’ abilities to regulate their own body temperatures, which, when left untreated, can cause hypothermia. A couple of patients even reported ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Researchers at Northwestern have developed a treatment which could change the lives of people who've been paralyzed. It has the potential to allow them to move again. Northwestern put ...

Dear Dr. Donohue • My wife, 59, was taken to the hospital because she suddenly lost control over her legs and was complaining of leg and back pain. On the third day in the hospital, after consulting ...

The robotic exoskeletons that help people facing paralysis or spinal injuries walk again may soon undergo a major paradigm shift. Current cutting-edge systems can help people regain some control of ...