"We have nerve roots that leave the spinal column at every level, and they can become impinged or trapped,” says Zachary McCormick, MD, a physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) physician at ...

Providing protection for your spinal column: Extending from the brain and ... Your surgeon removes a portion of a disc to take pressure off a nerve root, resulting in increased comfort and mobility.

The spinal cord is a vital structure that connects your brain to the rest of your body. It extends from the lower part of the brain down to your lower back. The spinal cord relays information to ...

The nerve roots that exit the spinal column through the neural foramina may become compressed, leading to pain, numbness, or weakness. For some people, the condition doesn’t cause any symptoms ...

Doctors divide the 24 presacral vertebrae among three regions of the spine in the following way: The spinal column contains and protects the nerves. The nerve roots emerge from openings between ...

Your cervical spine contains nerve roots that branch out to several different ... nerve in your cervical spine: Tumors in your spinal column or brain can also push on nerves and cause pain.

If the canal narrows significantly, it can become too small for the spinal cord and nerve roots. This can cause ... to the neck region of the spinal column. It consists of seven bones known ...

Loss of disk height also narrows the foramina, through which nerve roots exit the spinal column, and leads to circumferential bulging of the annulus. Finally, nociceptive nerve fibers that are ...

Also known as radicular back pain, this condition is typically caused by compression, inflammation, or injury to a spinal ...