Spinal disks are rubbery pads between the vertebrae, the specialized bones that make up the spinal column. Doctors call them intervertebral disks. Each disk is a flat, circular capsule about an ...

Your spine is made up of 33 vertebrae. Each one has openings that let nerves from your spinal cord pass through to other parts of the body. When these openings, called neural foramina, get narrow ...

A clear link between the arrangement of vertebrae in the spine and certain genes holds for mammals, but not for birds and amphibians Figure 1: A skeleton of a Steller’s sea eagle, of northeastern Asia ...

A vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a break in an individual bone, or vertebra, of the spine that causes the vertebra to collapse. A lumbar VCF affects the lower spine. When a VCF occurs ...

It’s not to discount the importance of full-backs and wingers, but a settled spine of reliable, consistent performers feels integral to a team’s success. Therein lies Leicester City’s ...

Background: Fractures of the vertebral column, encompassing various spinal injuries, represent a significant public health burden worldwide. These injuries can lead to long-term disability, reduced ...

The spine is essential for maintaining posture, allowing mobility, and sustaining the body. However, the position in which one sleeps is one of the most underappreciated factors that affects ...

Geologists recently discovered the fossil of a Cretaceous-era mosasaur vertebra near Starkville, Mississippi. The experts believe the apex predator of the ancient seas could have weighed 20,000 ...

It was a massive, fossilized mosasaur vertebra that measured more than seven inches across at its widest point. They were ecstatic. “I … was completely awe-struck by its size,” James ...

The lumbar spine includes the five vertebrae in your lower back numbered L1 to L5. These bones help provide mobility and stability to your back and spinal column and are an attachment point for many ...

Brandi, is a Manx kitten who is about four months old. Brandi is missing slightly more vertebrae than a typical Manx cat. She has control of her stools, but little control over her bladder.

Chapman fractured her L2 vertebrae playing for the Indigenous All Stars in February, after receiving an accidental knee in the back while scoring a try but determined to play in Thursday night's ...