Your spinal cord runs all the way down from the base of the brain to the lower back. The spinal canal, which consists of tissues, cartilage, and bone, covers the spinal cord and is tasked with ...

Ordinarily, you might not think too much about your spinal cord, since it’s protected by your spinal canal. But imagine what might happen if your spinal canal began to narrow around your spinal cord.

This case study presents a 17-year-old male with Klippel-Feil syndrome who developed recurrent transient quadriparesis and ...

Myelopathy symptoms happen when the spinal cord is compressed. Cervical myelopathy, found in the neck, is the most common type due to aging. Thoracic myelopathy is often caused by herniated discs or ...