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The spine and the spinal cord The bony spine usually has 24 vertebrae: 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, and 5 lumbar. In the spine model I am holding in the picture above, the yellow pieces are the vertebra, which, together with the tailbone (sacrum), make up the bony spine. Each [...]

Effects of aging on the spine Back pain is common and affects almost all people at some time during their lives. Many older individuals have back and neck pain, which is often "nonspecific," meaning that there is no single, easily identifiable cause. Having back or neck pain can be [...]

Watercolor of Lake Constance painted by Brigitte Zünkeler, my mother. A healthy brain More than any other organ or part of our body, our brain defines who we are. Our consciousness, thoughts, feelings, intentions, fears, hopes, and intellect are encoded in the many millions of networked nerve cells [...]