Research into the issue suggests that spinal cord injuries may not be a common outcome. However, a possible injury to the cervical region of the spinal cord injury is a big risk to take. Decisions ...

For decades, anterior cervical discectomy fusion has been the gold-standard surgery to relieve pain from a herniated disc in the neck, but a new procedure is delivering better outcomes and reducing ...

Dallas Cowboys’ star Leighton Vander Esch was recently diagnosed with spinal stenosis and will miss the remainder of the 2019-20 season. The linebacker is expected to be back for next season. Dallas ...

Rheumatoid arthritis often involves your wrists, knees, and feet. But it can also affect your spine. Most of the time, this kind of back pain responds well to arthritis treatments such as biologics.

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spaces within your spine, which can put pressure on the nerves that travel through the spine. This condition occurs most often in the lower back and the neck.

Tom, a 60-year-old insurance agent, has gradually developed mild back and leg pain, as well as numbness of his right foot. He is concerned about the progression of his spinal stenosis as he gets older ...

For patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy, some imaging techniques could act as a marker for a potentially reversible phase of the disease in which substantial clinical improvement can be ...

Top presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett recently underwent surgery in Chicago for a degenerative spine condition and will return to Washington on Monday, according to a White House official. “Last ...