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, ...

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 ...

CHICAGO — Compared with delayed surgery, early surgery of motor-incomplete cervical spinal cord injuries may yield accelerated motor recovery 6 months after injury but similar recovery at 1 year after ...

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have received a nearly $3 million, five-year National Institutes of Health grant to study how transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation can be tailored ...

Triple fusion neck surgery, or three-level cervical fusion, is a major surgical procedure that addresses certain neck issues. It involves fusing multiple vertebrae in the cervical spine, eliminating ...

Indicators of a response to radiation therapy include pain relief and a return to baseline function or improved function. Patients may experience some relief of symptoms within a few days after ...

For generations, paralysis from a damaged spinal cord has been seen as permanent. Once the nerves were injured, the signals carrying movement from the brain to the body were lost forever.

What Is Central Cord Syndrome? Central cord syndrome is a type of incomplete spinal cord condition that affects the middle portion of your spinal cord. An incomplete spinal cord syndrome affects ...