A pinched nerve in the neck, also known as cervical radiculopathy, can be alarming and painful. The neck, or cervical ...

Cervical laminectomy: To remove excessive pressure from nerve roots, your surgeon will remove a portion of the vertebral bone called the lamina to make more room for your spinal cord and spinal nerve.

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MDNeural foraminal stenosis is a common condition that can cause symptoms referred ...

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 ...

New technique preserves major nerves, blood vessels, and other critical structures in a hard-to-access area. In a ...

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 ...

Nerve fibers from the third, fourth, and fifth spinal nerves emerge from the spinal cord in the neck. They come together to form the phrenic nerve in the neck, with the fourth cervical nerve ...

Prospective Comparative Study of Dysphagia after Subaxial Cervical Spine Surgery: Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy and Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Ossification, Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12 ...