yes.
spinal cord
The spinal cord is used to relay messages to and from the brain to parts of the body.
Laminectomy is used for metastatic tumor invasion of the spinal cord (which causes compression), and for narrowing of the spinal cord (a condition called spinal stenosis.)
the spinal cord is used to send messages around the body from the brain ie use left hand and arm to wave etc...
in Egypt, cannabis was used as a treatment for sore eyes.
Radiosurgery is used to treat small brain and spinal cord tumors. This procedure can save your life and is important for those who need to get rid of their tumors.
Radiation therapy is used to treat splenomegaly, spleen pain, bone pain, tumors in certain places such as next to the spinal cord, and fluid accumulation inside the abdomen
Myelitis is a term that is generally used to denote inflammation or infection of the spinal cord.
Strychnine is a spinal cord stimulant and has been used to speed the return of wakefulness after anesthesia and to counteract barbiturate poisoning.
The ancient Greeks used cannabis as a remedy to treat inflammation, earache, and edema (swelling of a body part due to collection of fluids).
The combining form for the area where the 31 pairs of spinal nerves emerge from the spinal cord is "radicul/o," which refers to spinal nerve roots. This term is often used in medical contexts to describe conditions or procedures related to the spinal nerve roots, such as radiculopathy. The spinal nerves emerge from the spinal cord at the intervertebral foramina.
Ventilatory assistance devices may need to be used because of high spinal cord injuries