The distribution of the pain corresponds neuroanatomically to the site of the injury ... dermatomes in cases of radicular or referred pain. Of these various forms of leg pain, in our experience it is ...

Dave Marver: So, if you have an injury, the communication between the brain and the spinal cord that controls movement and other functions, it's interrupted. Anderson Cooper: Dave Marver is the ...

Introduction Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a catastrophic event with devastating ... examination of light touch appreciation and pinprick discrimination along 28 dermatomes per body side, as well as via ...

When a person sustains an injury to the spinal cord, the normal communication between the brain and the spinal circuits below the injury are interrupted, resulting in paralysis. Because the brain ...

Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny cells inside the body's smallest blood vessels may be a powerful spinal cord repair strategy, new research suggests. Capitalizing on the flexibility of tiny ...

Callahan has a spinal cord injury, so he wasn’t supporting all of his own weight or moving his legs by himself. But something had changed. He had a little bit of sensation in his feet.

Researchers at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences explored the regenerative mechanisms behind spinal cord injury (SCI) repair. By constructing ...

A trained physiatrist of the spinal cord injury unit conducted the pain assessments ... Testing was performed at least two dermatomes above the level of injury to ensure that an area with intact ...

If you experience symptoms associated with a spinal injury, radiculopathy ... Maine Developmental Disabilities Council. Dermatomes Anatomy. Cedars-Sinai. Spinal Cord and Nerve Roots. Patel NT, Smith ...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the lateral hypothalamus (LH) improves walking and promotes recovery in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), new research showed. This intervention excites ...

After a spinal cord injury, nearby cells quickly rush to action, forming protective scar tissue around the damaged area to stabilize and protect it. But over time, too much scarring can prevent nerves ...