Chronic reflex sympathetic dystrophy (also called the complex regional pain syndrome) is a painful, disabling disorder for which there is no proven treatment. In observational studies, spinal cord ...

Learn how viscerosomatic reflexes can cause digestive problems and how addressing spinal dysfunction can provide relief for ...

Putting your weight into opening a door (say, with your shoulder) is easier than using your hands. Sliding heavy cardboard ...

Spinal cord articles from across Nature Portfolio The spinal cord is a bundle of nerves and supporting tissue that extends from the brain. It has an essential role in conducting motor and sensory ...

Researchers long believed that itch was part of a pain signal. However, recent advancements have proven that this is not the ...

Linzi Todd says doctors think the 17mm clot in her brain was triggered by overexercising, which caused a spinal fluid leak ...

Linzi Todd, from Northampton suddenly developed tinnitus-a ringing or buzzing in the ears-and throbbing headaches, while ...

Learn about scoliosis, a spinal condition affecting many, including celebrities like Usain Bolt, and how it's treated.

NFL super-agent Leigh Steinberg opens up about the brain trauma crisis in football and his mission to protect athletes ...

Recently published research shows that acidosis-evoked discomfort—termed ‘sngception’—is a distinct somatosensory modality, offering new diagnostic targets.