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A simple combination of blood and urine tests may allow many infants with fevers (febrile) to safely avoid lumbar punctures (spinal taps), according to new findings from a major international study published in JAMA. The results show that these noninvasive tests can reliably identify infants with fe...

After a spinal cord injury, cells in the brain and spinal cord change to cope with stress and repair tissue. A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Neuroscience, shows that this response is controlled by specific DNA sequences. This knowledge could help develop more targeted tre...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Itvisma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-brve) for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in patients 2 years and older with confirmed mutation in the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene.

If you live with constant lower back pain, surgery can start to look like the only way out. Yet new research from the University of South Australia published in the Australian Health Review shows that it's mindset, more than pain severity, that's pushing people towards surgery they m...

When pain becomes persistent and mobility becomes limited, an ankle fusion will address the pain. But some patients are candidates for an ankle replacement, which comes with added benefits.

An ice bottle massage, using a frozen water bottle for plantar fasciitis pain, can be done at home. Plantar fasciitis develops when the tough band of tissue on the bottom of your foot, called the plantar fascia, becomes inflamed.

The common overuse injury impacts as many as 24% of athletes, according to University of Delaware-led research published in the Journal of Athletic Training, and is increasingly seen in sedentary individuals and linked to metabolic disorders and diabetes.

The abductor hallucis muscle is located on the inner border of the foot. This muscle bends the big toe and moves it out to the side. More importantly, it supports the medial longitudinal arch, located on the inside border of the foot. The abductor hallucis is a common area for people to experience f...

The most common cause of heel pain is plantar fasciitis, but Achilles tendonitis, Sever disease, and bursitis are also frequent reasons for heel discomfort. Infections and other minor or severe injuries and disorders can cause throbbing, stabbing, burning, or aching pain in the heel.

Foot or ankle tendonitis is a common cause of foot or ankle pain. The muscles of your leg, foot, and ankle are attached to the bone by tendons, which are strong, cord-like tissues.