A 72 year-old man presented with an unsteady gait. His neurological exam showed increased tone and hyperactive reflexes in the legs, with bilateral Babinski signs. Vibration sense was markedly ...

If “pain in the neck” is a reality for you and not just a familiar saying, you could have a condition called cervical spinal stenosis. Cervical spinal stenosis is a type of spinal stenosis, a ...

Spinal stenosis refers to the narrowing of the spinal canal, which is the space in the center of the vertebrae containing the spinal cord and nerve roots. At its most severe or final stage — known as ...

Surgical treatments for spinal stenosis include laminectomy, discectomy, and spinal fusion. A doctor may recommend surgery for spinal stenosis in severe cases or if nonsurgical methods do not help ...

‌Your spine is made up of 33 vertebrae. Each one has openings that let nerves from your spinal cord pass through to other parts of the body. When these openings, called neural foramina, get narrow or ...

It’s estimated that as many as 75 percent of us will have some form of back or neck pain at some point in our lifetime. The good news is that most of us will recover without the need for surgery — and ...

There are more than 200,000 cases of spinal stenosis diagnosed every year. It commonly occurs in the neck and lower back. It can put pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves within the spine, ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis can disrupt nerve signals to your legs, making walking difficult or painful. Symptoms may include leg numbness, cramping, tingling, weakness, or foot drop. Some people feel ...

A 77 year-old woman presented with falling and an unsteady gait. Her neurological exam showed increased tone and hyperactive reflexes in the legs and bilateral Babinski signs. Cervical Spondylosis: T2 ...