If youve experienced physical trauma and have trouble moving your neck you may have a spinal cord injury Here’s what to do ...

occurs when a nerve root in the cervical spinal cord compresses. This can happen due to a herniated disk, bone spurs, or inflammation. Cervical radiculopathy can lead to neck pain that radiates ...

The itching (and other symptoms) are caused by a pinched nerve root, usually in your neck (cervical spine) but possibly in the upper back (thoracic spine). Nerves from the spinal cord travel through ...

Medically reviewed by Eva Umoh Asomugha, M.D. Myelopathy refers to a cluster of symptoms that result from spinal cord compression. This can occur from trauma, inflammation, tumors, or the ...

This degeneration can also result in the formation of disc bulges or herniations, causing compression of adjacent nerves and spinal instability (8). The progression of DDD is generally slow and can ...

While any slight protrusion of a disc is classified as a herniation, the most problematic ones are larger and more prominent over the passageway of a spinal nerve (called the nerve “root”). Cervical ...

Results: A detailed finite element model of the whole cervical spine including spinal nerve roots was established, and the validity of this 3D finite element model was verified. During the stepwise ...

Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MDSpinal stenosis exercise programs should be focused on improving spinal flexibility, ...

Medically reviewed by Jason DelCollo, DO Thumb numbness is a symptom often attributed to a "pinched nerve" of the hand, wrist ...