A 19-year-old female, nonprofessional volleyball player presented to a clinic with gradually worsening occipital headaches and cervical spine pain that had been present for the past 3 months. She ...

Synergy Spine Solutions has received premarket approval (PMA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Synergy ...

Synergy Spine CEO Josh Butters explains the Synergy Disc implant’s design, materials and a unique feature for safety.

A 71-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with a 2- to 3-week history of waxing and waning constant pain in her lower posterior neck. The patient reports no fever, weakness, numbness, ...

Cervical spinal stenosis refers to a narrowing of the spinal canal. If the canal narrows significantly, it can become too small for the spinal cord and nerve roots. This can cause pressure and result ...

—The location and size of lesions in the cervical spinal cord on MRI correlated with the type of MS, how aggressive it was, and disability. Reviewed by J. William Lindsey, MD, University of Texas ...

Medically reviewed by Oluseun Olufade, MD Key Takeaways Spinal stenosis exercises can strengthen muscles and alleviate pain.The knees-to-chest stretch helps relieve spine compression pain.The child's ...

Despite claims that helmets do not protect the cervical spine during a motorcycle crash and may even increase the risk of injury, researchers from the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in ...

Traditional fee-for-service has been predominant despite long-term conversations about value-based care. But the latter model is likely to expand and serve as a more common option alongside ...

Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...