Cervical spinal stenosis
Encyclopedia
Cervical spinal stenosis is a bone disease
involving the narrowing of the spinal canal
at the level of the neck
. It is frequently due to chronic degeneration, but may also be congenital. Treatment is frequently surgical.
Bone disease
-Terminology:A bone disease is also called an "osteopathy", but because the term osteopathy is often used to a health-care approach, use of the term can cause some confusion.-Bone and cartilage disorders:...
involving the narrowing of the spinal canal
Spinal canal
The spinal canal is the space in vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes. It is a process of the dorsal human body cavity. This canal is enclosed within the vertebral foramen of the vertebrae...
at the level of the neck
Neck
The neck is the part of the body, on many terrestrial or secondarily aquatic vertebrates, that distinguishes the head from the torso or trunk. The adjective signifying "of the neck" is cervical .-Boner anatomy: The cervical spine:The cervical portion of the human spine comprises seven boney...
. It is frequently due to chronic degeneration, but may also be congenital. Treatment is frequently surgical.