A, in his 30s, whose hobby is tennis, recently visited the hospital due to shoulder and elbow pain and wrist numbness.

Neural foraminal stenosis causes nerve irritation and compression when the space a spinal nerve travels through narrows.

These devices increase flexibility in the spine ... discs and nerves, which means, when used correctly, these devices can ...

This is called a cervical myelopathy and surgery is recommended. Often, a procedure is performed to close the space that’s left when the disc is removed and restore the spine to its original length.