Nerve damage generally happens slowly, says Isha Gupta, M.D., neurologist. So you might be able to catch it and prevent it ...

Cervical spinal stenosis refers to a narrowing of the spinal canal. If the canal narrows significantly, it can become too small for the spinal cord and nerve roots.

A pinched nerve can be very painful—no matter where it’s located in your body. If you experience one in your back, it can travel to other parts of the body and cause sharp pain, tingling, numbness, or ...

Compression of the spinal nerve roots is a very common injury. But compression can also affect your hips, knees, and other areas where nerves interact with joints. This means that compression can ...

The sciatic nerve originates from the spinal nerves L4, L5, S1, S2, and S3. Your sciatic nerve extends lower than your vertebrae, and all these nerve fibers join and make the sciatic nerve.

Nerve fibers from the third, fourth, and fifth spinal nerves emerge from the spinal cord in the neck. They come together to form the phrenic nerve in the neck, with the fourth cervical nerve ...

How it works For this surgery, the surgeon removes the lamina of one or more vertebrae to relieve pressure on the spinal nerves. Surgeons often perform this surgery on people with spinal stenosis.