Back pain may be common with age and deskbound lives, but when it is accompanied by numbness or weakness, doctors warn it ...

Background Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is the common term used to describe patients with symptoms related to the anatomical reduction of the lumbar spinal canal size. However, some subjects may have ...

Spinal stenosis is usually a chronic condition, but treatments can help manage symptoms and prevent disability. Learn more.

Paul G. Donohue, M.D. DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I asked you in the past to write about spinal stenosis. Do many people have it? I am 74. I understand it comes from calcium deposits. Is this correct? Is the ...

Study design: Prospective study on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and radiographic findings of the cervical spine. Objective: To elucidate the age-related changes of the cervical spinal cord and the ...

Spinal stenosis is a condition characterized by narrowing of the spinal canal, a tubular structure which encloses the spinal cord. Narrowing of the spinal canal leads to compression of the spinal cord ...

Your spinal cord runs all the way down from the base of the brain to the lower back. The spinal canal, which consists of tissues, cartilage, and bone, covers the spinal cord and is tasked with ...

Cervical stenosis (CS) is the medical term for the narrowing of the spinal canal in the cervical or “neck” region of the spine. In CS, the upper part of the spinal canal becomes narrowed, compressing ...

Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a serious infection of the central nervous system that typically presents with midline back pain, fever and neurological deficits. We report a rare case of an ...

Vinoth Thangamani et al conducted a study to assess the radiological, clinical, and neurological outcome of patients who had ...