Borgens says this is the first study to demonstrate such a rapid recovery of function and nerve conduction in the whole animal with a spinal cord injury. He and his colleague, Dr. Riyi Shi, both of ...

Posteriorly, the bony arch encircles the spinal canal (Fig 1). It is composed of transverse processes, facet joints, two pedicles, two laminae, and a spinous process. In the lumbar spine, the bony ...

The nerve conduction study was performed prior to sensitization (a) and at the peak of limb weakness (b) in the same animal. The sciatic nerve is stimulated at the ankle (upper trace) and at the ...

Conclusions: Many of the asymptomatic tennis players with abnormal nerve conduction tests in the present study may have presymptomatic or asymptomatic neuropathy similar to subclinical entrapment ...

Diagnosis and Treatment The diagnosis of spinal stenosis is done by clinical evaluation in combination with imaging studies such as MRI or CT scans and, sometimes, by nerve conduction tests.

The straight-leg test, which may be performed with the patient either seated or laying down, is a fair screening test for nerve root irritation ... is tested with lumbar spine flexion and extension.