For decades, anterior cervical discectomy fusion has been the gold-standard surgery to relieve pain from a herniated disc in the neck, but a new procedure is delivering better outcomes and reducing ...

Following the tragic passing of Colorado Advanced Orthopedics’ (CAO) spine surgeon, Dr. Clint Devin in December 2021, fellowship-trained spine surgeon, Dr. J. Alex Sielatycki began practicing spinal ...

8 Department of Exercise Science and Athletic Therapy, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada 9 Department of Mathematics and Statistics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Background Proper ...

Background Proper stabilisation of suspected unstable spine injuries is necessary to prevent (worsen) spinal cord damage. Almost all training relies on subjective reports from the simulated patient or ...

Researchers have developed a simple screening tool using a non-contact sensor for Cervical myelopathy (CM) combining a finger motion analysis technique and machine learning. The tool allows for ...

Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...

Cervical myelopathy and cervical radiculopathy are neurologic conditions. They both originate in the neck and cause a loss of function. Cervical myelopathy is caused by compression of the spinal cord ...