Ordinarily, you might not think too much about your spinal cord, since it’s protected by your spinal canal. But imagine what might happen if your spinal canal began to narrow around your spinal cord.

Cervical myelopathy and cervical radiculopathy are neurologic conditions. They both originate in the neck and cause a loss of function. Cervical myelopathy is caused by compression of the spinal cord ...

Degenerative cervical spondylosis is a chronic, progressive deterioration of osseocartilaginous components of the cervical spine that is most often related to aging. Radiographic evidence of ...

What Is the Cervical Spine? Where Is the Cervical Spine Located? A long, flexible column extending through most of your upper body, the spinal column consists of seven bones called vertebrae. The ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Scott Zashin, MD Key Takeaways Neck arthritis is common and affects more than 85% of people over the age of 60.Symptoms of neck arthritis include neck pain, stiffness, tingling, ...

Cervical radiculopathy is a condition caused by a pinched nerve in your neck. It happens when your cervical spinal cord or nerve roots arising from it become compressed by the cervical vertebrae. Your ...