Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cervical degenerative disc disease occurs when the functional spinal unit breaks down. It can lead to disabling ...

Neck pain poses a number of problems. Pain itself is a problem, as is the resulting emotional distress, the decreased enjoyment in daily activities, and the loss of optimal mobility. Some people ...

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 ...

Spinal decompression therapy helps relieve pressure along the spine and soothe related pain and discomfort. The phrase “spinal decompression” refers broadly to a set of nonsurgical and surgical ...

Over my past two columns, I’ve discussed the evidence for the use of traction, also called spinal decompression, for low back pain with and without associated leg pain (sciatica). Overall, the ...