Any condition that puts pressure within the spinal canal causes spinal cord compression. As your spinal cord is protected by a stack of backbones called 'vertebrae', and they also hold your body ...

Around four years ago, Hannah Polach, 42, began experiencing numbness and tingling in her arms that would wake her from a ...

Q: Can a person be paralyzed by spinal stenosis? A: Untreated and progressive severe spinal stenosis can result in paralysis and demands urgent medical attention. However, this happens rarely. A: ...

Your spinal cord runs all the way down from the base of the brain to the lower back. The spinal canal, which consists of tissues, cartilage, and bone, covers the spinal cord and is tasked with ...

It's estimated that 80 per cent of the population suffers from back pain, with up to 20 per cent of those undergoing surgery at some point to relieve the nagging discomfort. Many of those procedures ...

Degenerative cervical spondylosis is a chronic, progressive deterioration of osseocartilaginous components of the cervical spine that is most often related to aging. Radiographic evidence of ...

NEW YORK — Mets captain David Wright underwent back surgery, his second operation in a month as he tries to return to the major leagues after an absence of 1 1/2 years. The team said Thursday that ...