What is the backbone channel?

The spinal channel, also called the vertebral channel or the spinal cavity, is a space created by the vertebral column. A vertebral column is a structure similar to a tube composed of many vertebrae, which are annular bones stacked on top of each other. These stacked rings in turn create a hollow type of tube that is located and protects the soft nerve spinal cord tissue. In humans, the channel is usually long between 17 to 18 inches (43 and 45 cm) and extends from the base of the brain down to the pan. This was first described scientifically, along with other parts of the central nervous system, a French physiologist of the 16th century Jean François Fernel. Thickening can occur for many reasons, including osteoporosis, tumors or natural effects. Symptoms include the feeling of grip, pain and numbness. When narrowing at the bottom of the cavity affects the lower back and legs, it is called lumbar spinal stenosis.

This condition is often diagnosedStained by displaying magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and treatment can range from exercise to strengthening muscles and spine support to more serious interventions, including drugs and surgery. Untreated, this can lead to spinal cord damage and neurological symptoms, including the loss of motor function.

fractures or penetration of the spinal canal, whether from car accidents, wounds or other traumas, can damage the spinal cord and cause neurological symptoms that differ depending on the part of the affected spinal cord and the severity of the trauma.

The deformities of the cavity and vertebrae include kyphosis, harmful forward curvature of the spine or scoliosis, side curvature. Both condition, if serious enough, can affect the level and endanger the function of the nervous system. Sometimes these conditions are congenital, although they do not have to manifest itself until the adolescent years of man. Treatment may include braces for alignment of vertebral column and surgery.

Bifida spina is a often occurring congenital defect. Whenvertebrae overlapping spinal cord during the development of the fetus, children can be born with a spinal cord that protrudes, unprotected, from an opening in vertebrae. Pediatric neurosurgeons usually interfere shortly after birth, or even in some cases, surgery on the developing fetus. The risk of bifida spina can be significantly reduced if the mother replenishes folic acid before conception.