Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

Due to compression in our spine that take place throughout the day, we're a little shorter at night than we are in the morning. Despite this, there are some ways you can retain that height.

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Steinhoff, MD A pinched nerve in the lower back occurs when excessive pressure is applied to a ...

This misalignment can cause compression in nerves leading to defects in posture. Lower back tenderness, persistent lower back pain, lower back tenderness, thigh pain, and hamstring pain are some ...

South Florida is teeming with back specialists who treat the debilitating spinal condition that plagued Luigi Mangione, the ...

Cervical myelopathy is a condition that happens when the spinal cord in the neck is compressed or squeezed. There are many things that can cause this, but one of the most common is cervical ...

WWE fighter Cody Rhodes has been hospitalized following a cervical spine injury, according to a Dec. 16 report from FightFans. The injury occurred Dec. 14 at "Saturday Night’s Main Event" during a ...

[3] The APN should palpate the entire spine to determine whether there is any tenderness or pain. Tenderness is an early sign of SCC and thus may indicate beginning neurologic injury, the prompt ...