Above and below each vertebra is an intervertebral disc. The disc serves as a shock absorber between each lumbar bone. It also helps support your body weight and allow movement between each vertebra.

The nervous system is the body’s direct communication system. It’s made up of the body’s many nerve cells. These cells work together in a network that sends and receives signals from one ...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy is a treatment for epilepsy that involves a stimulator (or 'pulse generator') which is connected, inside the body, to the left vagus nerve in the neck. The stimulator ...

A foraminotomy is a surgical procedure to widen those openings if they become narrow, relieving pressure on nerve roots in the spine. There are two types of spinal foramen: Vertebral foramen ...

On Tuesday’s edition of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr., the theme was Italian heritage week as both The View star Joy Behar and The Sopranos alum Michael Imperioli journeyed back ...

Nerve pain refers to painful sensations around the nerves. Various treatment options are available, including anticonvulsants, certain antidepressants, mild opioids, and some topical treatments ...

随着科技的飞速发展，L4级无人车正逐步从概念走向现实，预示着物流行业将迎来一场前所未有的变革。近日，菜鸟集团宣布推出其最新款L4级公开道路无人车——菜鸟无人车GT Pro，标志着无人车在末端物流配送领域迈出了重要一步。 这款无人车搭载了菜鸟自主 ...

In PEOPLE's exclusive first look at the Jan. 14 episode of Finding My Roots, The View co-host, 82, learns that her grandfathers from both her paternal and maternal sides lived a stone's throw away ...

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. told TV Insider in a preview for the eleventh season of his fascinating genealogy series, Finding Your Roots, that since has traced notable Americans’ family trees since 2012.

People with radicular leg pain have a type of neuropathic pain stemming from pressure on a lumbar spinal nerve root. The most common cause is LDH, which can lead to direct compression of the ...

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal that causes compression of the spinal cord and/or nerve roots. Resulting pain and numbness (in the hands ... American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons ...