Ms. A, a woman in her 70s, has significantly decreased in height since several years ago, and her waist has bent a lot around ...

These five neck muscles play a role in moving your head around and contracting your neck. Posterior neck muscles. ... They also bend your head, neck, and spine in different directions.

Although published series in the literature evaluate the use of tissue-sparing posterior cervical spinal fusion, these are retrospective in nature and do not have a control arm. 4.

Posterior wiring has been the standard cervical stabilization technique since the late 1800s. Wires passed through or about the spinous processes, facets, or lamina provide provisional alignment ...

Erector spinae — a large group of muscles arranged in three columns around the spine. Splenius muscles — found between your upper back and neck; Transversospinal — muscles lining the upper spine ...

While fatigue in neck muscles has long been suspected of causing pain, the actual mechanical changes in the spine and muscles that precede weakness remain an outstanding question.. Now, using high ...

While the posterior chain runs from your neck down to your ankles, the focus is often on the glutes, hamstrings, and lower back. Strengthening these muscles helps reduce low back pain , improves ...

Cervical stenosis is the narrowing of the vertebral canal in the neck. It is a common cause of neck pain and is more common in elderly patients. Up to 26% percent of people over the age of 64 may have ...

To date, Roy-Camille et al [4] have the largest reported clinical series of posterior cervical plating. In a retrospective review of 221 injuries of the lower cervical spine, posterior plate ...