Tridimensional reconstruction of first three cervical vertebrae (posterior view). Rotation of the second cervical vertebra can be observed (green). The yellow line highlights the median sagittal plane ...

The cervical spine is made up of seven vertebrae that are stacked atop each other. The top ring is located at the base of the skull. Starting with the second vertebra (C2), there is a pad of soft ...

The cervical spine is made up of seven vertebrae that are stacked atop each other. The top ring is located at the base of the skull. Starting with the second vertebra (C2), there is a pad of soft ...

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 ...

Cervical pain, medically known as cervicalgia, refers to pain in the neck or spine below the head. It can cause problems involving stiffness, reduced motion, muscle spasms, and numbness ...

Maintaining that forward curve in your neck is important while you treat your neck pain. It can help take pressure off of spinal discs and nerves. A simple way to support your neck while sleeping is ...

Cervical cancer is a disease in which the cells of the cervix become abnormal and start to grow uncontrollably. Approximately 90% are squamous cell carcinomas, and the remaining 10% are ...

While rare, cervical cancer can cause unexplained back pain when the cancer spreads to nearby structures such as the pelvic region or the spine itself. If you’ve been dealing with back pain that ...

Methods We acquired longitudinal data from 13 traumatic and 3 non-traumatic spinal cord injury patients (8–8 cervical and thoracic cord injuries) within 1.5 years after injury and 10 healthy controls ...

[21] From the articular process view, the target is the silhouette between the cervical vertebrae; using a 20 or 22 g, 5 mm active tip, preferably curved, the needle is placed in the target area.