For those who live with chronic neck pain, finding a supportive pillow is essential: The right one alleviates muscle tension and promotes proper alignment, leading to more comfortable nights (and ...

Surgical options aim to relieve pressure on the spinal cord and provide stability to the neck. Common procedures are posterior cervical laminectomy, discectomy and fusion, or corpectomy.

Surgery is a possibility when all else fails—although, most people with spinal stenosis do not require surgery. There are different surgical techniques used to treat spinal stenosis. One such example ...

There are also risks associated with any surgery. Surgical options for neck arthritis include: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF): A surgery approached from the front of the throat to ...

and the anterior approach, in which the intervertebral disc is removed and the remaining vertebral bones are fused to create more space in the spinal canal. This procedure is known as an anterior ...

I’ve had 5 neck/back operations. The third one, a C5-C6 fusion, actually worked in improving the pain from excruciating to livable. However, the nerve exiting the right facet is inflamed and the ...