Spinal stenosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年6月27日 · Spinal stenosis happens when the space inside the backbone is too small. This can put pressure on the spinal cord and nerves that travel through the spine. Spinal stenosis happens most often in the lower back and the neck. Some people with …
Spinal stenosis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
2024年6月27日 · Cervical laminectomy. A cervical laminectomy involves the removal of the back part of a vertebra in your neck to make more room within the spinal canal.
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating cervical spinal stenosis
2019年7月9日 · When spinal stenosis affects the spine in your neck, called the cervical spine, it can affect a single arm (as in your case) if an isolated nerve root is compressed, or it may affect the entire body if the spinal cord is involved.
Cervical spondylosis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2023年11月18日 · Cervical spondylosis is a general term for age-related wear and tear affecting the spinal disks in your neck. As the disks dehydrate and shrink, signs of osteoarthritis develop, including bony projections along the edges of bones (bone spurs).
Cervical spinal stenosis - Mayo Clinic
2013年10月16日 · J. D. Bartleson, M.D., explains cervical spinal stenosis and Mayo Clinic's unique approach to treatment and care for patients.
7mm spinal cord stenosis - Mayo Clinic Connect
2022年10月8日 · The anterior and posterior thecal sac defects cause a reduction in central canal diameter to an estimated 7 mm, a moderate to advanced AP central canal stenosis. Cord compression is present. Neural foraminal stenosis is advanced on …
Arm pain with cervical spinal stenosis | Mayo Clinic Connect
2023年8月23日 · You are absolutely correct that cervical stenosis can cause arm pain. There are other causes too, so it is important that your spine specialist figures out where your pain is coming from. It sounds like you have imaging that indicates severe stenosis.
Laminectomy - Mayo Clinic
2024年7月25日 · Laminectomy enlarges the spinal canal to ease pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. Laminectomy is often done as part of a decompression surgery to relieve pressure. Pressure in the spinal canal is most commonly caused by …
Cervical Stenosis - Mayo Clinic Connect
2024年2月1日 · If you have stenosis in the central canal, and your spinal cord is being compressed, that is a lot more difficult to access, and usually there is a bad or collapsed disc involved that will be removed to allow access to the canal.
Severe spinal stenosis: Would you do surgery? - Mayo Clinic Connect
2020年1月15日 · It may fuse in a poor alignment and would complicate a surgical repair or possibly make it un-operable. I can't answer that, only a surgeon can. Choosing a surgeon is a very important decision, and you want one who only …