Bennie W. Chiles III, M.D., F.A.A.N.S., F.A.C.S. Q. What exactly is spinal stenosis? A. The word stenosis has both Latin and Greek origins, and in medical terms refers to narrowing of any body passage ...

Hello again, dear readers, and welcome to our monthly letters column. Even before the official start of summer, much of the U.S. was facing excessive heat, and it hasn’t let up as we’ve passed ...

Jarvis Jones is regarded by some to be the best overall player heading into April's 2013 NFL draft, but his diagnosis of cervical spinal stenosis may make teams shy away from calling him to the podium ...

For patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy, some imaging techniques could act as a marker for a potentially reversible phase of the disease in which substantial clinical improvement can be ...

Sophomore running back Jeremy Larkin, Northwestern’s leading rusher and a bright spot in this season’s sluggish start, was forced to retire Friday after being diagnosed with cervical stenosis. The ...

Earlier this year, New York Giants running back David Wilson underwent spinal fusion surgery to repair a herniated disc in his neck. The procedure aimed to fix lingering neurological symptoms that did ...