Health care visits related to symptoms or concerns regarding the neck are common. This video reviews the cervical spine anatomy and demonstrates a physical examination of the cervical spine.

X-ray examination disclosed a destructive lesion of the 4th, 5th and 6th cervical bodies by a mixed osteoblastic and osteolytic lesion (Fig. 1 and 2). The other cervical vertebras were normal.

Cervical Spondylosis: T2-weighted MRI scans of the cervical spine; (Left) Patient scans; (Right) Age-matched normal scans.Top scans - Sagittal images; Bottom scans - Axial images. On T2-weighted scans ...

Medically reviewed by Scott Zashin, MD Neck arthritis (also known as neck osteoarthritis or cervical spondylosis) is the ...

If you have mild symptoms, your spine surgeon will suggest taking a “wait and see” approach. The purpose of spinal decompression surgery is to relieve pressure on the spine by: removing bone spurs, ...

Two months post surgery the patient presented with full neurologic recovery and functional scoliosis due to muscular weakness of the cervical spine. The X-ray still indicated a small sclerotic ...

Cervical spinal stenosis may cause neck and back ... an X-ray, or a CT scan of your cervical spine or related areas. ... Having a “normal life” will mean different things to different ...

A cervical spine CT scan is a medical procedure that uses specialized X-ray equipment and computer imaging to create a visual model of your cervical spine. The cervical spine is the portion of the ...

Background Judo is a martial art focused on the use of grasping the neck with the high risk of the cervical spine injury. Therefore on examination which qualifies to practicing judo, it is mandatory ...