Spinal cord stimulators are mainly used to treat chronic back pain, especially when other less invasive treatments have not ...

Background Severe cervical spine injury in rugby union (rugby) exerts a major impact on the individual who sustains the injury and on the broader society. Since the late 1970s, authors of rugby case ...

Inside the OR: Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement — Watch orthopedic spinal surgeon Antonio Webb, MD, perform this complex procedure ...

Anterior posterior, lateral, flexion and extension views demonstrated mild diffuse spondylotic changes throughout the cervical spine and mild retrolisthesis of C5 on C6 and C6 on C7, without ...

This article explores the causes of a pinched nerve, how doctors diagnose a pinched nerve, what types of treatments can help, and when to contact a doctor.

Methods: Data were obtained from the Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry (RHSCIR) site in Vancouver and additional neurological data was extracted from medical charts. Participants with a cervical ...

HONOLULU — Patients with spinal cord injury often achieved ventilator weaning during rehabilitation, with greater success seen among those with low cervical spinal cord injuries, according to a ...

WWE star Braun Strowman has revealed on social media that he is on the road to recovery after having a level one fusion on his C4 and C5 vertebrae.

Serious spinal cord injury can be life changing and traumatic. But a good team of health care providers can help patients adjust to new ways of accomplishing everyday activities and assist them in ...

Because of the severity of the injury, though, many spine specialists warn that chiropractic manipulation of the neck can be dangerous.

A cervical spine injury is typically the most severe type of spinal cord injury. They may result in quadriplegia or tetraplegia with associated loss of muscle strength in all four extremities. Muzzin ...