Your spine’s curve could signal scoliosis or kyphosis. Learn the difference and how to take action before pain takes over.

Tight hip flexors, especially a deep muscle called the psoas, can silently stress your spine. Here's why this muscle deserves ...

A potential overreliance on new technology, the lack of standardization and long-term data and underappreciation of global spinal alignment are three of the most overlooked issues in spine care and ...

The pathophysiology of cervical disk disease is the same as in other areas of the spine. [36] There are differences in the anatomy and biomechanics of the cervical and lumbar spine. The ...

Sitting or standing with an incorrect posture for extended periods puts unnecessary stress on the body, which may damage the spine and muscles, leading to a pinched nerve. Using cushions ...

Thus, a need exists for validated fast-solving IAP-integrated musculoskeletal lumbar spine models, hence developed herein. Methods: A rigid-body model consisting of the pelvis, lumbar vertebrae, a ...

This project aims to address the challenge of imbalanced medical datasets in the detection of thoracic diseases using chest X-ray images. The imbalance, where the number of samples in the disease ...

The itching (and other symptoms) are caused by a pinched nerve root, usually in your neck (cervical spine) but possibly in the upper back (thoracic spine). Nerves from the spinal cord travel through ...

The thoracic or chest cavity is cylindrical in shape, and contains organs of the cardiovascular, respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. Twelve pairs of ribs connect posteriorly to the spinal ...

These are the percentages of each disease in the dataset: These are the number of positive and negative cases for each disease, which shows how imbalanced the dataset is: These are the distributions ...

The first test is typically an X-ray. It can show fractures and arthritis ... Arthritis Foundation. Hand and wrist anatomy. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Flexor tendon injuries. University ...