Cervical Radiculopathy Surgery. If conservative treatment hasn’t worked for cervical radiculopathy, your spine specialist may recommend spinal decompression surgery. Cervical radiculopathy surgery can ...

Data on the natural history of cervical radiculopathy are limited. 2,4–6 In the population-based study from Rochester, Minnesota, 26 percent of 561 patients with cervical radiculopathy underwent ...

Most patients with radiculopathy improve without surgery; however, in patients with symptoms that do not improve over time, surgery may be warranted. Nonsurgical options include non-steroidal and anti ...

“The M6-C artificial cervical disc two-level study will provide additional data to validate the effectiveness of disc replacement over fusion in patients suffering from degeneration in two ...

With comparable outcomes at 2 years, posterior cervical foraminotomy may be an effective alternative to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for patients with cervical radiculopathy, according ...

A semi-hard foam cervical collar with extra reinforcement (Cerviflex S) plus rest for 3 to 6 weeks 12 twice-weekly physical therapy (PT) sessions and home exercises for 6 weeks; no cervical traction ...

(HealthDay)—For patients with painful degenerative disc disease and radiculopathy, undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery within six months of becoming symptomatic is ...

For patients with cervical radiculopathy, posterior foraminotomy provides outcomes comparable to those of the more commonly performed anterior cervical discectomy, reports a randomized clinical ...

In a pilot study to evaluate ultrasound in such cases, Dr. Bashir and colleagues enrolled 40 patients with refractory cervical radiculopathy who had been referred for cervical TF-ESIs and normally ...