Tag: disability

Global effort to address degenerative spine conditions “imperative” to reduce disability

In a recent, award-winning study, 266 million individuals worldwide (3.63%) were found to have degenerative spine disease and low back pain annually. “Significantly,” the...

More than a third of adult spinal deformity patients experience at...

According to new research from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, USA, 36.5% of patients undergoing surgical treatment for adult spinal...

Paraplegic patients regain some feeling, movement after using brain-machine interfaces

Eight people who have spent years paralysed from spinal cord injuries have regained partial sensation and muscle control in their lower limbs after training...