Lower back pain and is a potential complication following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery. While recovering, avoid aggravating your pain by bending your head backward or forward, sitting for prolonged periods of time, performing chores like housework and lifting any objects heavier than five pounds. Performing gentle exercises may relieve a stiff back and pain though.
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Back surgery usually is performed to alleviate pain caused by a pinched nerve, according to the Laser Spine Institute. Whether the cause is due to a genetic deformity, an injury or degenerative disease, the kinds of exercises a...
An anterior cervical fusion of your neck is a major surgical procedure and requires many weeks to recover fully. People that opt for this surgery often do so because they have weakness and pain in their arms due to cervical ner...
cervical arthritis, also known as cervical spondylosis or neck osteoarthritis, causes joint degeneration in the neck. It is a common condition, affecting about 85 percent of Americans over the age of 60, notes the American Acad...
Living with back issues greatly affects your activity levels and quality of life. Problems in your cervical and lumbar spines are likely to cause problems in your neck, arms, hands and legs. Realigning your spine assists in s...
Traction is a treatment that places your cervical spine in a stabilized position for a period of time to relieve pressure on your cervical nerves and immobilize your neck. Traction often is prescribed following surgery or to tr...
Cervical stenosis is when the bony spinal canal narrows. Since the spinal cord occupies this space, narrowing may produce pressure against the spinal cord. This can result in symptoms of spinal cord irritation and damage. This ...
"Traction" is type of a medical treatment in which force is applied to the spine in a "pulling" motion, in order to relieve pressure from injuries or misalignment. Cervical traction is used to treat the neck. When used properly...
Cervical spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal canal in the neck due to aging or wear and tear, can cause pain, numbness and tingling in the arms where the spinal column presses on the nerves, according to the Syracuse Ort...
Cervical fusion is the joining of two or more vertebrae in the neck through bone grafts or hardware. It decreases mobility of damaged joints and stabilizes them, preventing further collapse. Often performed in conjunction with ...
A cervical collar, also known as a C collar or neck brace, is a medical orthopedic device used to support a portion of a patient's spinal cord, neck or head area. According to the Colorado Comprehensive Spine Institute, it is u...
A cervical collar, also known as a neck brace, is worn to prevent movement of neck after surgery or neck injury. Whether your relative or friend suffers from a spinal fracture, whiplash on neck pain, a cervical collar immobiliz...
cervical traction is a therapeutic tool used to pull or separate the vertebrae in the spine. According to "Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques," by Carolyn Kisner and Lynn Allen Colby, cervical traction ...
Cervical traction has been around since the late eighteenth century, according to the website Spine Universe. The purpose of spinal traction is to pull on the head using longitudinal force or a long axis distraction force on th...
cervical radiculopathy involves the compression of a cervical spinal nerve that results in symptoms that radiate from the cervical spine to other areas of the upper body. Common causes of radiculopathy include spondylosis, or w...
The term "cervical stenosis" refers to narrowing of openings in the spinal column of the neck through which nerves pass. Bone spurs that grow as a result of osteoarthritis can obstruct these passages. When obstructions such as ...
The nerves that control the neck, arms and upper body are located in the cervical spine. There are seven cervical vertebrae that make up the spine and include eight pairs of spinal nerves. When a disc protrudes and places pres...
cervical ablation is the removal of some of the outer layers of the cervix. Gynecologists perform cervical ablation when there is evidence or suspicion of cervical cancer. If a Pap smear detects abnormal cells on the surface of...
Cervical cancer--cancer of the portion of the uterus lying within the upper vagina--affects approximately 250,000 women in the United States, according to data published in 2007 by the National Cancer Institute. Patients with ...
...ally transmitted human papillomavirus, or HPV, cause the benign tumors known as genital warts. HPV can also affect the cervix, the opening of the uterus, causing warts or changes in the appearance of cervical cells. Some str...
Cervical spondylosis is damage to the vertebrae (spinal column) in the neck due to the wear-and-tear of aging. It is the most common form of spinal dysfunction in older people, according to the Mayo Clinic, mostly affecting peo...
A cervical collar is a firm brace worn around the neck to limit range of motion and movement of the neck. Also referred to as a C-collar, the brace is worn in instances of trauma or surgery. Depending on the type and severity o...
The spinal cord passes through the vertebrae and connects the brain to the rest of the nervous system. In the neck, the spinal cord is also known as the cervical spine. If the area around the cervical spine gets narrowed, it's ...
Cervical stenosis is the compression of the spinal cord within the spinal column. While the most common cause is osteoarthritis, other causes include a herniated disk, ligament changes, spinal tumors, injury, Paget's disease (a...
Anterior cervical fusion is when a surgeon joins two or more vertebrae into one continuous segment of bone. This fusion is known as an arthrodesis, and it is done for a variety of reasons such as a neck fracture or for conditio...
...tebrae into one segment of bone. This is done for conditions such as fractures, or to fix deformities in the spine such as spinal stenosis. When done in the back of the neck, it is known as posterior cervical fusion. While i...
Cervical collars are designed to restrict movement of the head and neck. They are used after trauma or other injuries to the neck or the upper spine when rest and immobilization are needed to properly heal. Cervical collars are...
First responders at an accident scene are usually the ones to place a cervical collar around an injured person's neck to protect his vertebrae (neck bones) from moving erratically. This plastic or foam brace is secured carefull...
Cervical traction is a rehabilitation procedure used to realign or shift injured or out of alignment parts of the spine. Cervical traction is used as a noninvasive method to avoid surgery. Cervical traction can be done at hom...
cervical spondylosis, also known as cervical osteoarthritis, mainly affects those over 40 and occurs due to deterioration of the cervical spine and disks. Most cases of cervical spondylosis will improve without major interventi...
cervicitis is a very common gynecological disorder that affects nearly half of all women at some point in their lives. It is identified by inflammation of the cervix. You can tell whether you may have cervicitis in part by chec...
Infection is the number one cause of cervicitis. Infections can be caused by sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) as well as non-sexually transmitted infections. The STDs that cause cervicitis fall into two categories--bacteria...
By far most cases of cervicitis are caused by sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). STDs are almost entirely preventable by practicing safe sex, which means using a condom 100 percent of the time. Beyond that, it's wise to limi...
Determining the cause of your cervicitis is the key to successful treatment. If your cervicitis is caused by an allergy to latex, spermicides or another type of chemical, avoidance of that allergen may be all that is needed to ...
The cervical spine is a unique part of the spine consisting of seven different vertebrae. It is capable of maintaining a human head that weighs 15 to 20 pounds as it moves in many different directions. Hence, the cervical spin...