Morning Ankle Failure: When 'Foot Drop' Mimics a Stroke
If you wake up, step out of bed, and suddenly find your ankle giving out—making it nearly impossible to plant your foot firmly on the ground—you may...
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American Physician, 71, Avoids Permanent Paralysis After Emergency Spinal Surgery in South Korea
A 71-year-old American physician who had long managed chronic back pain underwent emergency spinal surgery shortly after arriving in South Korea.
When Brushing Your Teeth Brings Shocking Pain: The Remission Trap of Trigeminal Neuralgia
One day, without warning, brushing your teeth sends an agonizing, electric shock-like jolt across one side of your face.
Supreme Court Ruling Ends 6.5-Year Battle Over Spinal Fusion Coverage for Osteoporosis Patients
In older adults with osteoporosis, performing spinal fixation surgery—inserting screws and rods to stabilize the spinal...
MRI Shows It All—So Why Is the Doctor Asking Questions? Decoding Spinal Stenosis vs. Herniated Disks
An MRI scan may show both a herniated disk and spinal stenosis, but imaging alone does not dictate treatment.
Novel Spine Surgery Technique Minimizes Paralysis Risk by Foregoing Direct Nerve Manipulation
A neurosurgical research team at Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong has been recognized for developing a...
Leg Pain Persists After Back Surgery? A 'Hidden Lesion' May Be the Culprit
When pain or numbness in the buttocks and legs persists after spinal surgery, it does not automatically indicate that...
Clumsy Hands or Unsteady Gait? It Might Be Cervical Myelopathy, Not Just Aging
“I can’t use chopsticks like I used to. ” “Why is buttoning my shirt so hard. ” “I keep dropping things.
When Pain Keeps You from Walking, Start with the Cause
Editor’s note: In Japan’s orthopedic community, specialists use the term "locomotive syndrome" to describe a decline in...
Numb Calves Led Her to Seek Treatment—But the Culprit Wasn’t Her Knee; It Was Her Lower Back
[Summary] Lumbar spinal stenosis can cause numbness and pain to show up first in the legs or calves rather than the...