Cervical laminectomy: To remove excessive pressure from nerve roots, your surgeon will remove a portion of the vertebral bone called the lamina to make more room for your spinal cord and spinal nerve.

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This video reviews the cervical spine anatomy and demonstrates a physical examination of the cervical spine. Skip to main content. ... Cervical nerve 1 (C1) has no dermatome. C2, ...

Cite this: Complications of the Anterior Retropharyngeal Approach in Cervical Spine Surgery: A Technique and Outcomes Review - Medscape - Sep 01, 2000. Abstract and Introduction Methods ...

A team of researchers at Rowan University has developed an injectable biomaterial that could significantly improve recovery ...

More information: Michael P. Kilgard et al, Closed-loop vagus nerve stimulation aids recovery from spinal cord injury, Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09028-5 Provided by University of ...

Cervical pain, medically known as cervicalgia, refers to pain in the neck or spine below the head. It can cause problems involving stiffness, reduced motion, muscle spasms, and numbness, affecting ...

A high cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) is an injury in the upper neck between the first and fourth cervical vertebrae (C1 to C4). SCIs can damage the phrenic nerve that controls the diaphragm (the ...

Pairing targeted vagus nerve stimulation with physical therapy seems to help people who are partially paralysed from spinal cord injuries regain the ability to perform some everyday activities ...

The trial involved 19 participants with chronic, incomplete cervical spinal cord injury. Each person performed 12 weeks of therapy, playing simple video games to trigger specific upper-limb movements.