The Hoffman test, also known as the Hoffman sign test, lets your doctor know whether there are compression — or pressure — problems in your spine near your neck. During this brief examination, your ...

Involvement of cervical spinal cord by Actinomycosis and consequent cord compression is a rare presentation. As the organism is located in nose and throat, the face and jaw area is commonly affected.

A laminoplasty is a type of surgery used to treat spinal cord compression in your neck. Spinal cord compression can cause symptoms such as pain and stiffness in your neck, numbness in your limbs, and ...

(WTNH) — Back pain. Most of us are familiar with that moment when something feels like it’s not quite right. More than 80 percent of the population deals with back pain at some point in their lives.

If you experience weakness and a loss of fine motor function in your arms and hands after neck trauma, you may have a spinal cord injury called central cord syndrome. This type of injury can disrupt ...

Chronic spinal stenosis affects millions of people worldwide, causing debilitating pain, numbness, and mobility limitations that can severely impact quality of life. This condition occurs when the ...

Indicators of a response to radiation therapy include pain relief and a return to baseline function or improved function. Patients may experience some relief of symptoms within a few days after ...

Spinal stenosis is a condition that causes compression of the nerves in the spine. It can lead to a range of symptoms, including pain, weakness, and numbness in different parts of the body. This ...

Accidents, falls, and certain diseases can injure the spinal cord. How a spinal cord injury affects a person depends on two factors: the area of the spinal cord where the injury occurred and the ...

What Is Central Cord Syndrome? Central cord syndrome is a type of incomplete spinal cord condition that affects the middle portion of your spinal cord. An incomplete spinal cord syndrome affects ...