Cervical pain, medically known as cervicalgia, refers to pain in the neck or spine below the head. It can cause problems involving stiffness, reduced motion, muscle spasms, and numbness, affecting ...

Spine surgery is rapidly evolving as minimally invasive procedures, robotics, motion-preserving implants and AI-driven technologies transform how complex spinal conditions are treated.  Across the ...

Radiculopathy is the pinching of a nerve root (where nerves join/leave the spinal column). Pinching of the nerve roots can cause pain and numbness in areas controlled by that nerve. Symptoms of nerve ...

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons are calling for an immediate end to clinically unfounded insurance denials implants commonly used in cervical ...

Military neck is a common term for issues with the curve of the neck. It happens when the cervical spine (neck) moves out of its normal alignment with the spine, and the unusual curves can hugely ...

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 ...

The Canadian C-Spine (cervical-spine) Rule (CCR) and the National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS) Low-Risk Criteria (NLC) are decision rules to guide the use of cervical-spine ...

Cervical radiculopathy is a condition where a nerve root in the spine at your neck is irritated. This condition may get better over time without treatment, but you have many nonsurgical treatment ...