An unsupportive pillow can create pressure points or force the head into an unnatural position overnight. Muscles must work ...

Instagram has made chiropractic neck adjustments more appealing than ever before. But physicians say the maneuver could lead to a stroke.

Prevent and treat text neck with physiotherapy, lifestyle changes, and surgery if necessary, to avoid long-term complications ...

Pseudoarthrosis occurs when bones don’t heal after a fracture or bone surgery. When pseudoarthrosis affects the cervical or lumbar spine, it means that two vertebrae did not grow together after ...

Pinched nerves often appear with age or due to arthritis or wear and tear on the spine. The following exercises may help relieve the pain and discomfort of a pinched nerve in the neck: Side bends ...

9 Surgical treatment focuses on a patient’s pathological anatomy and involves relieving neurological compression ... cancers, spinal tumours, congenital spinal anomalies, spinal tuberculosis, spinal ...

A thorough history and a complete physical examination are necessary to differentiate SCC from other conditions. The APN must ask about the location, radiation, and duration of the pain, as well ...

Only rarely, however, does such a hemangioma cause spinal-cord compression. Myelocompression by hemangioma of the cervical vertebral bodies is particularly unusual. Since early recognition and ...

Possible causes of radial nerve compression include: Cervical radiculopathy describes the pinching of a spinal nerve root. Insofar as the thumb is concerned, the compression involves the C6 nerve.

The diagnosis is often delayed due to the nonspecific and insidious nature of its presentation, typically manifesting as progressive spinal cord compression. This diagnostic challenge has been ...

Spinal cord diseases are a heterogeneous group of conditions that cause damage or dysfunction of the spinal cord. They include infections, inflammatory disorders, vascular diseases and disorders ...

Alternative methods for tracheal intubation such as using a flexible intubation scope, video laryngoscope, and supraglottic airway device are recommended for patients with cervical spine injuries to ...