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

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.

Cervical myelopathy is a condition that happens when the spinal cord in the neck is compressed or squeezed. There are many things that can cause this, but one of the most common is cervical ...