Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...

Cervical myelopathy is a condition that happens when the spinal cord in the neck is compressed or squeezed. There are many things that can cause this, but one of the most common is cervical ...

Only rarely, however, does such a hemangioma cause spinal-cord compression. Myelocompression by hemangioma of the cervical vertebral bodies is particularly unusual. Since early recognition and ...

Because the ribs attach to the thoracic spine, scoliosis can also cause twisting and compression of the rib ... and spinal ...

Pinching (compression) of the nerves causes diminished sensation ... bones with spinal discs between each bone. Your spinal ...

Several factors can cause a spinal cord injury ... Surgical intervention: Severe spinal cord compression or instability may require procedures like decompression surgery, spinal fusion, or ...

According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC), vehicle crashes are currently the leading cause of injury, followed by falls, acts of violence (primarily gunshot wounds), and ...

Constipation could potentially cause lower back pain ... A person with a history of spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, or surgery on the colon may also be more prone to constipation ...

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Spinal Cord Injury Model System (UAB-SCIMS) maintains this Information Network as a resource to promote knowledge in the areas of research, health and quality ...

[10] It is important to ask the patient whether the pain is present when he or she is lying down, because SCC, unlike strain or old injury, causes pain that is unrelieved or increased in the ...