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, ...

Cervical myelopathy is a condition that happens when the spinal cord in the neck is compressed or squeezed. There are many things that can cause this, but one of the most common is cervical ...

Christopher Shaffrey, MD, has seen spine care evolve through rapid innovation.  But as outcomes and complication rates face greater scrutiny, the chief of the spine division at Durham, N.C.-based Duke ...

Cervical myelopathy is a condition that compresses your spinal cord. This happens due to narrowing or pressure in your cervical spine, or the neck region of your backbone. This condition is the most ...

"This is healing in progress," the 42-year-old said Presley Ann/Getty; Frankie Grande/Instagram Frankie Grande revealed he underwent cervical spine surgery to relieve pressure on the nerves in his ...

A cervical foraminotomy is a procedure that decompresses a nerve in the neck. A spine surgeon removes bone or disc pieces that are pressing on the nerves that go from your neck to your arm. The ...

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 ...

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.

A laminoplasty is a surgical procedure that helps relieve pressure on the spinal cord and nerves. It involves opening a section of the lamina, a bony structure that sits on top of the spinal canal.

Your spinal cord runs all the way down from the base of the brain to the lower back. The spinal canal, which consists of tissues, cartilage, and bone, covers the spinal cord and is tasked with ...