Up to 26% percent of people over the age of 64 may have cervical stenosis despite not having any symptoms. The spinal cord is an important part of the central nervous system that carries signals ...

Spinal stenosis, characterized by the narrowing of the spinal canal, compresses neural elements and predominantly affects the lumbar and cervical spine. Symptoms include pain, numbness ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) comprises narrowing of the spinal canal with subsequent neural compression, and is frequently associated with symptoms of neurogenic claudication. To establish a ...

The result of this literature review documents a remarkable list of various quantitative radiologic criteria applied to describe lumbar spinal stenosis. Measurement of antero-posterior diameter ...

Cervical myelopathy is a condition that happens when the spinal cord in the neck is compressed or squeezed. There are many things that can cause this, but one of the most common is cervical ...

The cervical spine consists of seven vertebrae ... often causing pain and nerve compression. Spinal Stenosis: A narrowing of the spinal canal that puts pressure on the spinal cord and nerves.

Spinal stenosis usually presents with pain radiating beyond the back to the buttocks, thighs or lower legs. The pain is worsened with extension of the lumbar spine (eg, standing or walking ...

Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM ... increased rates of early spinal degeneration as well as spinal cord injury secondary to cervical spinal stenosis.5 While the exact mechanism remains unclear, ...

He specializes in degenerative, traumatic, and oncologic conditions of the spine including lumbar stenosis, cervical myelopathy, and scoliosis. He employs a conservative approach in treating the spine ...

Background: Beside symptoms and clinical signs radiological findings are crucial in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). We investigate which quantitative radiological signs are ...