Strengthening and stretching exercises for the lower back can help stabilize the lower spine and support the upper body. Examples include the plank and knee-to-chest stretches. Stretching the back ...

The threshold for spinal injury of an occupant is usually higher than the threshold for vehicle damage. Two thousand volunteer collisions have never produced chronic neck symptoms. [19] Collisions ...

The patient's medical history was notable for a thoracic EPENDYMOMA at the T7 spinal level, which had presented with tingling sensations of the left leg and bladder disturbances. This was ...

The patient had recently sustained a thoracic vertebral fracture due to trauma, which was subsequently treated with percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP). Following admission, the patient’s physical ...

As health care in the United States has shifted from a volume-driven to value-driven system, collection of patient-reported outcome measures has become increasingly important as the data provided ...