Lastly, research on cervical disc degeneration and cervical spondylotic radiculopathy found that ... Osteoarthritis (OA): A degenerative joint disease characterized by the breakdown of cartilage ...

cervical brachial neuropathy and lumbar radiculopathy, as well as studies with PRFA or TRF ablation. The high-quality studies showed that thermal RFA of the DRG is not effective in the treatment ...

You might have a more extensive or complicated surgery if you have multiple levels of disease or if you have bone deformities in addition to disc impingement. An ACDF is done to relieve cervical ...

The loss of cartilage leads to narrowing of the space between vertebrae and nerve compression (known as radiculopathy ... Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for adjacent segment disease: clinical ...

While degenerative disc disease can begin as early as your 30s or 40s, most people experience it as a slow-progressing condition past those ages. It’s possible to have it without even experiencing any ...

Some neurological disorders affect one of these sensory functions while ... Meissner's corpuscles respond to stroking and fluttering types of tactile stimuli. Merkel disc receptors are slowly adapting ...

Chronic intervertebral disc disorder.11 The global burden of LBP in 2004 was estimated to be 2.5 million DALYs, representing just 0.09% of the overall global disease burden. Overall, LBP ranked 105th ...

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has struggled for decades with a rare disorder affecting his speech, causing his voice to sound ...

Disc Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRON), a biotechnology company focused on developing treatments for rare blood disorders, has ...

Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers and doctors in Namibia are advocating greater access to healthcare and the HPV vaccine to reduce the prevalence of the disease. November 2009 ...