The narrowing of the spaces in your spine that places pressure on your spinal cord and nerves is called spinal stenosis. It occurs most often in the lower back or neck. This condition is treatable by a specialist such as Spine Surgeon Dr. Fischer at NYU Langone Medical Center in Midtown Manhattan....

Do you or someone you know have an upper back that looks rounded, with almost an appearance of a humped back? This condition is called kyphosis and indicates that there is an excessive spinal curvature in the upper back. It is especially common in senior adults, with about 20 to 40 percent...

One of the most common health complaints is lower back pain. Straining this area of your back can lead to sudden, severe pain or long-lasting chronic pain. If you’ve ever experienced the discomfort of lower back strain, it’s likely that you want to avoid falling into that trap again if possible....

The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in your body, running from your lower back down through your buttocks to your limbs, all the way to your toes. When this nerve is damaged, the resulting discomfort can impact any muscles connecting to it, often creating a pain that travels from your lower...

Cervical pain occurs in your neck and is a common ailment in a society where we bend over our cell phones, crane our necks toward our computer screens, and carry stress in the upper area of our bodies. No matter if the cause is lifestyle or health related, cervical pain can be debilitating. The...

A slipped disc in your back, also called a bulging disc or a herniated disc, can be a serious health problem that affects your ability to go about your daily life. The role of discs in your spine is to act as shock absorbers between your vertebrae so that your body can move comfortably and...

One of the best ways to lesson back pain and maintain a healthy spine is to perform back exercises. Although it’s common for patients to think they should stay in bed or stop all exercising when their back is acting up, resting for more than a couple of days can actually make back pain worse. As...

Cervical spondylotic myelophathy is a very big term to describe damage to your spinal cord in your neck. It affects the spinal cord fibers that transmit impulses to your legs, arms, and hands. When that impulses aren’t transmitting as they should, it may cause weakness, numbness, tingling or pain...

Your neck is comprised of vertebrae and discs that help your neck move comfortably. When the gel-like center of a disc ruptures and leaks out through a tear in the disc wall, it irritates the spinal nerves and causes pain. This is called a cervical disc herniation, or it may also be referred to as...