A flying puck can cause serious damage to the brain and spine; Are neck guards the answer? Data from rugby provides a ...

Unexpected cardiovascular complications: Manipulating the neck can sometimes affect blood flow and lead to unexpected ...

According to the National Institutes of Health, 8.2% of American adults have chronic severe back pain. Sometimes, the pain ...

Your sleeping position affects spinal alignment, muscle tension, and nerve compression throughout the night. Poor alignment ...

Every time you bend your neck and for every inch you bend, it can double or triple the load on the cervical spine. The nerves ...

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Conservative treatment can include analgesics, a short course of steroids, avoidance of provocative activities, cervical traction ... remove pressure from the spinal nerves and to realign and ...

Newswatch 16's Kerry Kearns talked to a neurosurgeon at UPMC about the connection between the brain and spinal cord and when ...

Neck pain, shoulder pain, back pain, arm pain. These can all be caused by a herniated disc, and if left untreated, it can ...

[36] There are differences in the anatomy and biomechanics of the cervical and lumbar spine. The psychologic aspects of chronic pain are similar for various anatomic locations. For this reason ...