It goes without saying that spine injuries are some of the most crippling injuries limiting the performance of an athlete. Sports expose athletes to the risk of suffering from spinal injuries, and in ...
Axonal regrowth is a crucial process for forming a compensatory neuronal network after spinal cord injury (SCI), but this is very limited in the adult mammalian central nervous system.
Twelve physician groups expressed their "profound objection" to Humana's classification of a spinal procedure as "unproven" in a letter to the healthcare insurer.
The central nervous system (CNS) in adult mammals has limited regeneration capacity, and traumatic injuries to the CNS usually lead to permanent functional impairment.
Ellie Handa, who was 17 at the time, suffered a serious spinal cord injury in the 2021 crash, leaving her a quadriplegic. A jury awarded her nearly $21 million.