Spina bifida, called myelomeningocele, occurs when spinal tissue fails to fuse properly during the early stages of pregnancy. The birth defect can lead to a range of lifelong cognitive, mobility, ...

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal that causes compression of the spinal cord and/or nerve roots. Resulting pain and numbness (in the hands, arms, legs, and/or feet) can vary depending ...

“Who better to teach a baby with spina bifida how to grow up to be independent and to manage their own care?” Hadley Peterson's doctor says Susan Young is a reporter for PEOPLE. She started ...

2017), in which the spinal cord is physically and functionally interrupted, with only a rudimentary filament connecting the rostral and caudal parts.