Dermatomes are especially useful in determining the location of damage in spinal cord injuries ... to the S1 dermatome as a likely site of injury. A pinched nerve, also called radiculopathy ...

Dermatomes are areas of skin that send signals to the brain through the spinal nerves. The dermatome system covers the entire body from the hands and fingers to the feet and toes. The part of a ...

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 ...

Our Spinal Cord Injury Program specializes in caring for spinal cord injury patients immediately after the injury and during rehabilitation and recovery. We offer treatment options that are unique in ...

Interviewer: For a patient or a loved one of a patient who has suffered an acute spinal cord injury, they may have a lot of questions about what they can expect with their treatment and rehabilitation ...

This cellular complexity amplifies the challenges to effectively treating paralysis caused by injury to the spinal cord. Until now, traditional imaging and mapping methods have offered a ...

The worst type of spinal cord injuries can lead to permanent loss of sensory and motor function, meaning people will lose feeling below the region of the injury as well as movement. As it stands ...

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 ...

Choosing the best spinal cord injury lawyer is crucial to ensure you get full and fair compensation for the damages you endured if someone else caused your SCI to occur. This guide to choosing the ...

This axonal regeneration led to significant improvements in the rats’ functional motor and sensory recovery at six weeks post-injury and reduced lesion size. “Surgery after spinal cord injury ...

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. In mouse experiments, scientists ...