Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...

What Is the Cervical Spine? Where Is the Cervical Spine Located? A long, flexible column extending through most of your upper body, the spinal column consists of seven bones called vertebrae. The ...

Cervical stenosis (CS) is the medical term for the narrowing of the spinal canal in the cervical or “neck” region of the spine. In CS, the upper part of the spinal canal becomes narrowed, compressing ...

Cervical myelopathy is a term used to describe the compression of your cervical spinal cord, the long band of tissue that carries signals from your brain to the rest of your body. Depending on the ...

Cervical myelopathy and cervical radiculopathy are neurologic conditions. They both originate in the neck and cause a loss of function. Cervical myelopathy is caused by compression of the spinal cord ...

Cervical myelopathy is a condition that compresses your spinal cord. This happens due to narrowing or pressure in your cervical spine, or the neck region of your backbone. This condition is the most ...