Corpectomy refers to the partial or complete removal of a vertebra. The vertebrae are the bones in the spine. Removing the bone may be necessary when there's been a collapse of the bone or loss of structural integrity that is affecting the spinal cord.

Chronic pain and disability from a whiplash injury is still the most common injury after a car accident or other similar (often sports) accident. Whiplash occurs when the head and neck extend backward and then flex forward in a rapid transfer of energy to the neck. Persistent neck pain, arm pain, headache, and other symptoms following such an accident have been labeled whiplash-associated disorder (WAD).

Cervical spine instability usually means that one vertebral body slides too far forward over the vertebra below it. The degree of instability depends on how far the bone moves. This movement can be measured in actual distance (usually in metric units of millimeters). Or it can be expressed as a percentage based on its location over the vertebra below it. For example, a spinal segment that has slipped forward 25 per cent over the vertebra below it is a Grade I instability.

Whiplash injuries occur when the head and neck extend backward and then flex forward in a rapid transfer of energy to the neck. Persistent neck pain, arm pain, headache, and other symptoms following such an accident have been labeled whiplash-associated disorder (WAD). WAD occur most often after rear-end or side-impact collisions.

Chronic pain and disability from a whiplash injury is still the most common injury after a car accident or other similar (often sports) accident. Whiplash occurs when the head and neck extend backward and then flex forward in a rapid transfer of energy to the neck. Persistent neck pain, arm pain, headache, and other symptoms following such an accident have been labeled whiplash-associated disorder (WAD).

In this article about cervical myelopathy, a new surgical method is described and results using it without spinal fusion are reported for a select group of adults. Cervical myelopathy is a degenerative condition that occurs with aging. Adults affected most often are 50 years old and older. The term myelopathy refers to any problem that affects the spinal cord. Cervical tells us the area affected is the cervical spine (neck region).

That's a good question and one you should definitely ask your surgeon. The answer may depend on the type of surgery performed and method of fusion used. With a successful fusion, your neck motion will be limited. Long periods of time with your head and neck bent forward may not be advised -- especially at first during the healing phase.

I had hx of what felt like upper/lower left sided trapezius pain for a # years with keyboarding or repetitive activities. Also left shoulder pain with repetitive activities and inability to sleep on left side since 2005. In 2006 symptoms increased and I also began to experience an intermittent sensation of throbbing or swelling (without heat/redness or acute type of pain) in my left knee. MRI of knee negative. About 6 months after knee symptoms I noticed my left foot felt tighter in my shoe and began to experience same type of throbbing or pulsing sensation in foot.

Stingers refer to the burning, electrical, or shooting sensation a player feels after forceful contact to the head and/or shoulder by another player. The symptoms are brought on by trauma to the nerves in the neck and don't usually last long.

Athletes participating in collision or contact sports are at risk for stingers. Usually it's a temporary injury but it can put a player out permanently. Stingers refer to the burning, electrical, or shooting sensation a player feels after forceful contact to the head and/or shoulder by another player.