Sometimes, osteoarthritis produces spurs that put pressure on the nerves leaving the spinal column. This can cause weakness and pain in the arms or legs. Who Gets Osteoarthritis of the Spine?

A decreased pin-prick sensation in the distribution of a cervical nerve root along with neck pain strongly suggests a compressive lesion of the cervical nerve root (Figure 12, Table 4 ).

Sometimes a disk, the cushion that separates your vertebrae, can slip out of place, press on a spinal nerve, and cause back pain. In a diskectomy, the surgeon removes all or part of the disk.

Figure 1 shows the in vivo appearance on MRI of lesions in the periventricular white matter, thalamus and brain stem, spinal cord, and optic nerve.

The central nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord. It gathers information from all over the body and coordinates activity. We explore the types of cells involved, the regions of ...

Active lifestyles may help nerves to heal after spinal injuries Date: April 10, 2019 Source: Imperial College London Summary: Leading an active lifestyle may increase the likelihood of damaged ...

Several groups have been investigating using implants to stimulate nerves of the spinal cord in people who have injured them, but most have focused on people with lesser injuries and more intact ...

Sensory-nerve conduction tests, which assess the neurophysiology of large-diameter fibers and SNAP amplitudes, are normal in patients with small-fiber ganglionopathies.

Pain may increase when steroid fluid is introduced to inflamed spinal nerves in a compressed space. The steroid is a powerful anti-inflammatory medication that helps resolve inflammation and pain.