A spinal MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, uses powerful magnets, radio waves, and a computer to make clear, detailed pictures of your spine. The MRI may scan your whole spine or just a part of it.

A, in his 30s, whose hobby is tennis, recently visited the hospital due to shoulder and elbow pain and wrist numbness.

Other causes include spine trauma, rheumatoid arthritis and bone diseases. Some people may be born with a narrow vertebral canal in the neck. Flexing the neck may worsen symptoms. Often the history of ...

There are many things that can cause this, but one of the most common is cervical spondylotic myelopathy, which happens when the spine changes with age. This condition is more common in individuals ...

This is called a cervical myelopathy and surgery is recommended. Often, a procedure is performed to close the space that’s left when the disc is removed and restore the spine to its original length.

Using finite element analysis, the study compared various cage designs and materials used in cervical spine fusion procedures. The results highlight silicon nitride ... enabling better post-surgical ...

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study of the patient's cervical and thoracic spine was obtained which revealed a syrinx (Figure 2). The syrinx was decompressed by a neurosurgeon, and the ...

An MRI can detect spinal cord lesions and help diagnose and monitor the condition. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated condition that causes the body to attack the central nervous system ...