bone, joint, and muscle disorders
Cervical Spinal Stenosis
Treatment of Cervical Spinal Stenosis
Measures to relieve pain Sometimes surgery for severe pain Applying Cold therapy (cryotherapy) (such as ice packs) or People should sleep on their back with a thin pillow under the neck to keep the cervical spine aligned. Physical Therapy (PT) may help relieve symptoms. Physical therapy focuses on posture, motion, and strength of the muscles around the neck to relieve symptoms. When measures to relieve pain are not effective in people with cervical stenosis, surgery may be needed to relieve pressure on the spinal cord and spinal nerves. One surgical procedure is called a cervical laminectomy, in which a portion of the vertebrae called the lamina is removed, taking pressure off the spinal cord and spinal nerves. Laminectomy of the cervical spine is almost always includes attachment of adjacent vertebrae (fusion) to avoid a common consequence of abnormal curvature of the spine in the neck (cervical kyphosis). The more common approach is a cervical decompression from the front (anterior) combined with a removal of the disc and fusion. 