Dystonia involves involuntary muscle contractions, but you're not out of options. Discover how botulinum toxin, DBS, and ...

What is cervical myelopathy? Cervical myelopathy is a form of myelopathy that involves compression of the spinal cord in the cervical spine (neck). Your cervical spine contains seven vertebrae (C1 to ...

Cervical spondylosis usually doesn't lead to disability. But sometimes these changes in the spine can cause the spinal cord or nerve roots attached to it to become compressed. This can cause your legs ...

Cervical Spine Nerve Compression Causing Radiculopathy 4K stock video Description Cervical radiculopathy (also known as “pinched nerve”) is a condition that results in radiating pain, weakness and/or ...

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.

A dermatome is an area of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve. There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves, forming nerve roots that branch from your spinal cord, but only 30 dermatomes. Your spinal ...

Spinal stenosis occurs when the spaces in the spine narrow and create pressure on the spinal cord and the nerve roots. These changes usually happen over time and can affect multiple areas of the spine ...

The spinal cord exits the skull at the foramen magnum. Bilateral nerve roots emanate from each level above the corresponding vertebral body. For example, the C5 nerve root exits the spine at the ...

Electrical stimulation offers the possibility of restoring motor function of paralyzed limbs after spinal-cord injury or stroke, but few data are available to compare possible sites of stimulation, ...