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, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 86 year old woman in good health, and I run and walk regularly. I was having intense pain in the area of my right shoulder as well as down my arm on and off. I sent a note to ...

A laminoplasty is a type of surgery used to treat spinal cord compression in your neck. Spinal cord compression can cause symptoms such as pain and stiffness in your neck, numbness in your limbs, and ...

The city medical examiner has ruled the death of a homeless man choked by a Marine on the subway earlier this week a homicide — as prosecutors mulled whether to pursue charges. Jordan Neely’s cause of ...

The medical examiner who conducted George Floyd’s autopsy testified Friday that he ruled the death a homicide because police restraint and neck compression caused Floyd’s heart to stop. Hennepin ...

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 ...

@uab_blazers Just your quick reminder to straighten up your posture and that a forward-flexed position can cause neck and shoulder pain. #techneck ♬ original sound - haileena “We have certainly seen ...

Neck pain is often underestimated but can signal serious conditions like cervical myelopathy and radiculopathy. Early detection and treatment are crucial.

A lumbar laminectomy is a surgery that treats compression of the spinal cord in your lower back. The surgery involves removing all or part of your vertebra called the lamina. The lamina is the part of ...

The city medical examiner has determined the cause of death for the Black man who died after being placed in a chokehold on a subway train earlier this week. Jordan Neely, 30, died by compression of ...

Cervical spinal stenosis refers to a narrowing of the spinal canal. If the canal narrows significantly, it can become too small for the spinal cord and nerve roots. This can cause pressure and result ...