Lyric Mock, an 11-year-old girl from Rosenberg, became the first person to receive spine surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus after its Scoliosis and Spinal Deformity Program ...

Weakness in the muscles supporting the backbone causes the spine to become curved. Most people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy need scoliosis surgery. Shortening of the tendons or muscles around ...

Geographic atrophy (GA) can be visually confusing. People often tell me that one minute they see something, and the next minute they don’t. For example, the word you’re reading might be “she ...

Exercise can enhance the lives of people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) by improving or maintaining function and quality of life. This is accomplished through activities that help to maintain or ...

Spinal stenosis can be a congenital condition, with some people having a narrow spinal canal from birth. But more often, spinal stenosis is acquired, resulting from osteoarthritis of the spine ... A ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive genetic neuromuscular condition affecting spinal motor neurons. The underlying cause of SMA is deletions or mutations in the SMN gene. It is classified ...

Review HMD's Fusion smartphone has a pogo-pin port on the back, allowing some nifty peripherals, including gaming controls, and its specs are open. Perhaps the most impressive of HMD's own add-ons is ...

Back to Healio Topline results from a phase 3 clinical trial showed an investigational gene therapy for young people with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 increased mobility and slowed disease ...

A person has suffered a serious spinal injury after jumping off the Maraetai Beach wharf in east Auckland. Picture / Ben Mikha One person was transported in a moderate condition to Middlemore ...

Spinal muscular atrophy, SMA, a genetic neuromuscular disorder with progressive muscle wasting due to mutation in the SMN1 gene, deficiency in SMN protein, and loss of motor neurons, 3D illustration ...

Patients with SMA, which has no cure, typically achieve a better quality of life through physical therapy, posture management, and, among other things, nutritional support. 4 Providing individualized ...