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 ...

Also known as radicular back pain, this condition is typically caused by compression, inflammation, or injury to a spinal nerve root. A herniated disc, spinal stenosis, and degenerative disc ...

"It is this crushing or compression of the spinal cord that causes the nerve fibers to develop holes in their membranes, which ultimately leads to cell death and separation of the nerve fiber within ...

AN entrapment neuropathy of the ilioinguinal nerve can cause pain and disability that may present serious diagnostic difficulties. The nerve is analogous to an intercostal nerve since it has both ...

Innovative treatment approaches have also been investigated, such as percutaneous full endoscopic foraminotomy for cervical spinal nerve compression. This minimally invasive procedure has shown ...

Mentioning that she has “breaks” in her spine, she added that exercising, yoga and muscle training helped her strengthen her ...

[3] The APN should palpate the entire spine to determine whether there is any tenderness or pain. Tenderness is an early sign of SCC and thus may indicate beginning neurologic injury, the prompt ...