Block vertebrae is when two or more vertebrae are fused. It’s present from birth and can cause pain and reduced range of motion. Treatment may include medications, physical therapy, or surgery. Your ...

Scheuermann’s disease describes a medical condition that impacts the shape of vertebrae in the spine. This condition often affects children and adolescents, resulting in a characteristic rounding of ...

Military neck is an informal name for cervical spine deformities that cause unusual curves in your spine. It is not connected with the military. Military neck is an unusual curve in your cervical ...

Klippel-Feil (KF) syndrome is a rare condition that causes some of the bones in the neck to fuse before birth. With a prompt diagnosis and treatment, many people with the condition have a typical life ...

What Is the Cervical Spine? Where Is the Cervical Spine Located? A long, flexible column extending through most of your upper body, the spinal column consists of seven bones called vertebrae. The ...

Researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa have developed innovative techniques that could have profound effects on congenital cervical vertebrae malformation research. In the cover-featured ...

“Keep a neutral spine…” We hear that cue in fitness classes all the time. But what exactly does it mean? Human bodies can move in all sorts of ways, thanks to our great number of joints. Many of those ...