Most people with serious spinal cord injuries have faced poor odds and a short window of opportunity for regaining lost mobility. They’re unlikely to recover function below the point where the spinal ...

Spinal stenosis occurs when the space around your spinal cord narrows and causes pressure on your nerve roots. The main cause is wear-and-tear arthritis (osteoarthritis). As cartilage wears away, bone ...

Certain exercises can help individuals with spinal stenosis improve their strength and maintain mobility. Examples include knee hugs, pelvic tilts, hip bridges, calf stretches, and more. Spinal ...

This video from the Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System explores barriers to getting exercise after spinal cord injury. But regular physical activity is important for staying healthy and ...

While at the Perform Better Functional Training Summit, I learned from leading spine researcher, Stuart McGill, an exercise that can certainly damage your spine. The Leg Press exerts enormous ...

Since most people are quarantined and not moving as much as they used to, back pain has become a big-time nemesis. Besides getting out of your chair as often as possible and incorporating regular ...

Michelle Rank receives funding from The National Health and Medical Research Council and SpinalCure Australia. You might have heard about Darek Fidyka, the paralysed man from Poland who recently ...

An expert says a major barrier to physical activity for people with a spinal cord injury is a lack of knowledge or resources about the amount and type of activity needed to achieve health and fitness ...

This video from the Northwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury System explores barriers to getting exercise after spinal cord injury. But regular physical activity is important for staying healthy and ...