and vertebral artery disorders represent uncommon yet clinically significant conditions in which mechanical compression or intrinsic pathological changes in the cervical spine lead to compromised ...

There are several risk factors for arterial dissection, including history of trauma to cervical spine ... by golf swing was deliberated. Vertebral artery dissection caused by swinging a golf ...

Atlantoaxial Instability: Abnormal movement between the first (atlas) and second (axis) cervical vertebrae, potentially compromising neural and vascular structures. Vertebral Artery Injury (VAI ...

Currently, there is no consensus on the most effective medical therapy for posterior circulation ischemia. To date, there have been no randomized trials studying the use of different antiplatelet ...

Every morning you wake up with that familiar ache in your neck and shoulders, a dull throb that’s become as routine as your morning coffee. Throughout the day, you catch yourself rolling your ...

Tech neck occurs when we constantly look down at screens, resulting in stress on the cervical spine (the neck region) and surrounding muscles. Over time, this can lead to poor posture, pain ...

Locum tenens, a term derived from Latin meaning “to hold the place,” refers to temporary medical staffing. This practice has become increasingly popular among physicians seeking flexibility ...

We're more advanced in the cervical spine than we are in the lumbar spine. Oh my cervical spine disc replacements are becoming very, very common. I came into practice five years ago.

Your cervical spine contains seven vertebrae (C1 to C7), with six intervertebral discs and eight nerve roots. The spinal cord travels inside the vertebral column constructed from the front by ...

This is also the case for the vertebral arteries. Ultrasound can thus be used to reveal a dissection in the proximal internal carotid artery, but not in the other cervical arteries (6). Conventional ...

We report a case of sudden bilateral sensorineural hearing loss caused by bilateral vertebral artery (VA) occlusion which dramatically improved after stenting. A 54-year-old man was admitted with ...

1–3 While many patients with cervicocephalic artery dissection present with cerebral ischemia, symptoms can be nonspecific including isolated headache and cervical pain. 4–6 Rates of cervicocephalic ...