spinal

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George, who was told that due to a spinal surgery he may struggle to even walk in the future, is now training to become a personal trainer as part of his recovery.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

A new study published in Volume 14 of the journal Bone Research suggests that a hormone-based treatment could help ease chronic back pain by reducing abnormal nerve growth within damaged spinal tissue.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

By 2023, he had a heart attack and was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect and cauda equina syndrome, the latter led to several spinal surgeries.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

The “Criminal Minds” star also underwent multiple spinal surgeries to manage cauda equina syndrome, a rare condition in which nerve bundles in the lumbar or sacral spine are compressed or not functioning properly.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

It is impossible to be in this high spinal country without giving thought to the first men who crossed it, the French explorers, the Lewis and Clark men.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck