Lumbar stenosis is a common spinal condition that affects millions of people, particularly older adults. It occurs when the spinal canal located in the lower back experiences narrowing, putting ...

Low back pain is one of the most common reasons patients see primary care doctors. To understand this condition, it’s necessary to understand the anatomy of the low back. The lower (lumbar) spine ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD), better known as clogged arteries, is the leading cause of death in the United States, ...

The spinal canal houses the spinal cord and nerves. The narrowing caused by spinal stenosis can squeeze the nerve roots in this canal, leading to pain and other symptoms. If you have lumbar spinal ...

In the low back, the L5-S1 junction is often the site of a problem known as spondylolisthesis. Disc herniation at L5-S1 is also possible and is a common cause of sciatica—a problem with the sciatic ...

Lumbar flexion exercises can benefit people with spinal stenosis by opening up the narrowed spinal canal, decompressing spinal nerve roots, and improving spinal flexibility so that the back can move ...

Chronic pain can result from nervous-system overload that creates physical symptoms in response to repressed emotions, therapist Nicole Sachs says.

Four tiny 3D organs connected themselves in a lab dish, forming a replica of the human pain pathway, in a new study. The discovery allows scientists to better understand chronic pain and how pain ...

Humans and other animal species can experience many types of pain throughout the course of their lives, varying in intensity, unpleasantness and origin. Several past neuroscience studies have explored ...

Scientists created a model of the human pain pathway in a dish by connecting four separate brain organoids. The feat should help them understand sensory disorders like those affecting pain perception.

Immediate use for the newly developed assembloids could include studying neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism.