The vast majority of people -- more than 90% -- with pain from cervical disc disease will get better on their own over time with simple, conservative treatments. Surgery, however, may help if ...

the channel in your backbone that houses your spinal cord and other nerves. A doctor does the surgery when the space in the canal narrows because of arthritis, bone spurs, or other problems.

Cervical fusion remains one of the most-performed cervical spine procedures done even as other techniques have gained prominence. Five notes: 1. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusions have been the ...

Chandrasekaran, MDAn osteophyte is a bony outgrowth or “bone spur” that develops slowly over time in and around joints. Bone ...

Hypertrophy (enlargement) of these joints often degenerates (breaks down) over time from wear and tear or bone spurs (bony ...