When you have pain in your neck or upper back that you’ve never felt before, you might have a herniated cervical disk. While it might sound worrisome, it is not an uncommon health problem as you age.

The vertebrae that make up the cervical spine are the smallest seven within the spinal column. These bones give the neck structure, support the skull, and protect the spinal cord, among other ...

Neck pain ranks among the most common physical complaints, affecting up to 70% of adults at some point during their lives. This prevalence creates a challenging dilemma: how to distinguish between ...

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 ...

A cervical disc replacement (CDR) is a procedure that replaces a damaged disc between the vertebrae in your neck with an artificial disc. Discs are gel-like cushions that reduce friction between your ...

Cervical spine injuries following trauma remain a significant cause of morbidity worldwide. The complexity of the cervical spine anatomy, in conjunction with the diverse mechanisms of injury – from ...

Revision spine surgery is among the most technically demanding work in the OR, and some spine surgeons have rethought their approaches to these cases. Three spine surgeons discuss their changes for ...