GENERAL
Anatomy
- Normal Spinal Alignment
- Anatomy of the Cervical Spine
- Stabilizing Ligaments of the Upper Cervical Spine (Occiput-C2)
Diagnostics
- Cervical Discograms
- EMG/NCV- Electromyograms and Nerve Conduction Studies
- Epidural Injections and Selective Nerve Root Blocks
- Facet Blocks and Rhizotomies
- Diagnostic vs Therapeutic Injections
- Pain Diary
For Your Doctor Visit
- How to Describe Your History and Symptoms of Neck, Shoulder and Arm Pain
- Best Questions to Ask When Interviewing a Spine Surgeon or Neurosurgeon
- When to Have Neck Surgery
Risks of Spine Surgery
NERVE CONDITIONS
Nerve Entrapment Compression
Nerve Injuries and Recovery
CONDITIONS
Causes of Neck Pain
- Cervical Radiculopathy or Pinched Nerve in the Neck
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Arthritis of the Neck and Back
- Cervical Deformity
- Cervical Degenerative Kyphosis
- Cervical Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
- Cervical Central Stenosis & Myelopathy
- Chronic Radiculopathy
- Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease
- Cervical Degenerative Facet Disease
- Cervical Spine Instability
- Cervical Spine Fractures and Dislocations
- Failed Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement
- Failed Neck Surgery Syndrome
- Progressive Slip of Cervical Vertebra after a Posterior Laminectomy Surgery (Iatrogenic Instability)
- Isolated Disc Resorption (IDR)
- Klippel Feil Syndrome
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Vertebrobasilar Artery Syndrome
- Chiari Malformation Type I (Arnold Chiari Syndrome)
Other Causes of Pain
PRE & POST OP
Preoperative Information
Surgical Recovery
- Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion Surgery (ACDF) Recovery
- Artificial Disc Replacement (ADR) in Neck
- Posterior Cervical Fusion (Including Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion)
- Posterior Cervical Decompression (Including Posterior Cervical Foramenotomy)
Post-Operative Instructions
- General Post Operative Instructions
- Incision Care
- Removing the Collar
- Driving Test After Cervical Spine Surgery
Post-Operative Rehabilitation
- Care and Feeding of Your New Neck
- “Neck Situp” Exercises
- “Yes-No” Neck Exercises
- “Around The World” Neck Exercises