The C1 is the spinal bone attached to a person’s skull and the C2 is located right below it. These two vertebrae are shaped differently than the rest of a person’s spine because they are ...

The vertebrae problem is the second time a serious injury was not immediately diagnosed by the Penguins' team doctors. Crosby was allowed to play on Jan. 5 last year, four days after the hit by ...

A: The C1 and C2 are the top two cervical vertebrae in the neck, right under the base of the skull, and they're the most different of all of the vertebral segments within the spine.

The Toronto radio host who broke the news about Sidney Crosby’s neck injury is standing by his story that the Penguins’ captain had an abnormality in his C1 and C2 vertebrae. Pittsburgh has since said ...

Reports surfaced Saturday claiming Crosby had injured his C1 and C2 vertebrae. Citing unnamed sources, Bob McCown of Toronto sports radio station, The Fan 590, said a recent MRI had revealed ...

C1 is at the top of the spine and supports your skull. C2 lies just below C1 and has an upward peg that enters a hole in C1. The peg lets C1 pivot on C2, which allows you to turn your head sideways.

It is not known if the injuries to Crosby's C1 and C2 vertebrae occurred during either of the two hits he took on Jan. 1 and Jan. 5 last year when he was originally injured, or on Dec. 5 when he ...

Then it was on to Los Angeles to see neurological spine specialist Dr. Robert Bray, who diagnosed the neck injury. Crosby was knocked out of hockey for 10½ months after absorbing head shots in ...

Jason Derulo has revealed he thought it was “the end” after he broke his neck while in the gym. The singer explained how he fell on his head and broke his C2 vertebrae after working on back tucks for ...