Cervical Myelopathy: What It Is, Symptoms & Treatment
WEBJun 26, 2024 · Cervical myelopathy is spinal cord compression in your cervical spine or neck. The most common type is cervical spondylotic myelopathy, which happens after natural changes to your body as you age. It can cause neck pain, muscle weakness and numbness, among other symptoms.
Cervical Myelopathy - Johns Hopkins Medicine
WEBCervical myelopathy results from compression of the spinal cord in the neck (cervical area of the spine). Symptoms of cervical myelopathy may include problems with fine motor skills, pain or stiffness in the neck, loss of balance, and trouble walking.
Cervical Myelopathy: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and More
WEBApr 28, 2022 · Cervical myelopathy is a term used to describe the compression of your cervical spinal cord, the long band of tissue that carries signals from your brain to the rest of your body....
Myelopathy: Symptoms, Causes and Treatments - Cleveland Clinic
WEBOct 2, 2021 · Cervical myelopathy occurs when you have compression in the cervical spine (neck). Thoracic myelopathy. When myelopathy develops in the middle area of the spine, it’s called thoracic myelopathy.
Cervical Myelopathy - Physiopedia
WEBCervical myelopathy is a condition involving compression of the spinal cord at the cervical level of the spinal column resulting in spasticity, hyperreflexia, pathologic reflexes, digit/hand clumsiness, and/or gait disturbance.
Cervical Spinal Cord Compression - OrthoInfo - AAOS
WEBCervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a neck condition that occurs when the spinal cord becomes compressed—or squeezed—due to the wear-and-tear changes that occur in the spine as we age. The condition commonly occurs in patients over the age of 50.
Cervical Myelopathy - Spine - Orthobullets
WEBApr 23, 2023 · Cervical Myelopathy is a common form of neurologic impairment caused by compression of the cervical spinal cord most commonly due to degenerative cervical spondylosis.