Cervical fusion remains one of the most-performed cervical spine procedures done even as other techniques have gained prominence. Five notes: 1. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusions have been the ...

Neural foraminal stenosis causes nerve irritation and compression when the space a spinal nerve travels through narrows.

Drs. George and Stefanie Olar at 360 Chiropractic in Lacey explain that the damage caused by whiplash injuries can have ongoing consequences.

IT CAUSED A CERVICAL SPINE INJURY. SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD HANDLED ... "I was getting cortisone injections in my neck for the nerve pain."Now, years later, her doctors told her the MRI showed she had ...

During ACD or ACDF surgery, the disc is removed to help relieve pressure on the spinal nerve root. An anterior cervical discectomy is a procedure in which the surgeon cuts into the neck from the front ...

What Is a Spinal MRI? A spinal MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, uses powerful magnets, radio waves, and a computer to make clear, detailed pictures of your spine. The MRI may scan your whole ...

1 2 Quantitative spinal cord (SC) imaging provides a unique ... medications other than riluzole were excluded from the study. Cervical cord data were acquired from C2 to C7 on a 3T MRI system (Siemens ...

A pinched nerve in the upper part of the spine, known as the cervical spine ... cause pain and weakness that may spread from the neck into the: arm chest shoulders upper back Inflammation can ...

The cervical spine is the top part of the spine, which includes the neck and back of the head ... They may then use tests, such as blood tests or MRI or CT scans, to check for underlying issues.

These are joints in the neck ... spine. One review from 2012 suggests that uncovertebral joint hypertrophy may be a significant risk factor for the development of heterotopic ossification after ...