Mitchell is an associate professor at the University of Virginia and an NIH-funded nurse scientist. Kueter, a former health journalist and public radio reporter, works as a magazine editor at UVA ...

SEDGWICK COUNTY, Kan. (KSNW) — January is Cervical Health Month. The Sedgwick County Health Department’s Early Detection Works program offers free or low-cost cervical and breast cancer screening ...

Ordinarily, you might not think too much about your spinal cord, since it’s protected by your spinal canal. But imagine what might happen if your spinal canal began to narrow around your spinal cord.

Neck pain is a common ailment that is the fourth leading cause of disability. Almost 50% of people who have neck pain will feel it all the time or more than once. The Spurling test is a physical exam ...

What Is the Cervical Spine? Where Is the Cervical Spine Located? A long, flexible column extending through most of your upper body, the spinal column consists of seven bones called vertebrae. The ...

Cervical spinal stenosis refers to a narrowing of the spinal canal in the part of the spine present in the neck, known as the cervical spine. If the canal narrows significantly, it can put pressure on ...

Cervical myelopathy is a condition that compresses your spinal cord. This happens due to narrowing or pressure in your cervical spine, or the neck region of your backbone. This condition is the most ...