Cervical stenosis narrows the spinal canal in your neck. Learn the symptoms, causes, and care options, plus when numbness or ...

Neural foraminal stenosis occurs when the space a spinal nerve travels through narrows, causing nerve irritation and compression. Symptoms of neural foraminal stenosis can include pain, numbness, ...

Even if surgery is successful, there are times when we cannot cure the patientWe spine surgeons face diseases of the spinal ...

Cervical spinal stenosis means the narrowing has occurred in the neck region of the spine. When a surgical repair of this type of stenosis is recommended, the risk of injuring the spinal cord in a ...

When it comes to spinal fusion, surgeons say the challenge is increasingly knowing when less surgery becomes too little. From stable degenerative spondylolisthesis and lumbar stenosis to cervical ...

Throughout my career as a physical therapist, I've heard this question so many times that I felt it was worthy of this article. Stenosis is also one of the more misunderstood spinal diagnoses. In ...

Surgical treatments for spinal stenosis include laminectomy, discectomy, and spinal fusion. A doctor may recommend surgery for spinal stenosis in severe cases or if nonsurgical methods do not help ...

Scientists have discovered a stem cell that appears to serve as a master source for tendon and ligament cells throughout the body. In lumbar spinal stenosis, these cells become unusually active and ...

Certain exercises can help individuals with spinal stenosis improve their strength and maintain mobility. Examples include knee hugs, pelvic tilts, hip bridges, calf stretches, and more. Spinal ...