Cervical spine X-rays showed mild narrowing of the disc space at C5–C6. MRI of the cervical spine showed C5–C6 large herniated disc causing a severe right hemicompression of the spinal cord ...

This is called a cervical myelopathy and surgery is recommended. Often, a procedure is performed to close the space that’s left when the disc is removed and restore the spine to its original length.

Medically reviewed by Scott Zashin, MD Neck arthritis (also known as neck osteoarthritis or cervical spondylosis) is the ...

Cervical foraminal stenosis ... so it's a common place for foraminal narrowing to occur. ‌ Thoracic foraminal stenosis. It is the least common type and happens in your thoracic spine, which ...

A midsagittal CT myelogram (Panel A) shows multilevel cervical spondylosis with osteophytes, disk protrusion, and cord compression at C4–C5 (arrow). An axial image at the C3–C4 disk space ...

Approximately 1.1 million patients in the United States suffer from symptomatic cervical ... narrowing of the spaces within your spine — are also good candidates. Patients with too much disc ...