A 72 year-old man presented with an unsteady gait. His neurological exam showed increased tone and hyperactive reflexes in the legs, with bilateral Babinski signs. Vibration sense was markedly ...

If “pain in the neck” is a reality for you and not just a familiar saying, you could have a condition called cervical spinal stenosis. Cervical spinal stenosis is a type of spinal stenosis, a ...

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 ...

What Is the Cervical Spine? Where Is the Cervical Spine Located? A long, flexible column extending through most of your upper body, the spinal column consists of seven bones called vertebrae. The ...

Ordinarily, you might not think too much about your spinal cord, since it’s protected by your spinal canal. But imagine what might happen if your spinal canal began to narrow around your spinal cord.

Lordosis refers to the natural inward curve of the spine, most noticeable in the lower back (lumbar spine) and sometimes in the neck (cervical spine). Hyperlordosis is an exaggerated curve that may ...

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 ...

Approximately 83% of patients with fibromyalgia demonstrate visually straight cervical spines, according to data published in the Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. The researchers added that the loss ...

Military neck is an informal name for cervical spine deformities that cause unusual curves in your spine. It is not connected with the military. Military neck is an unusual curve in your cervical ...