Understand your condition
Cervical myelopathy
Compression of the spinal cord in the neck may affect hand coordination, balance, or walking.
What to know
- ✓Side views compare a healthy cervical spinal canal with a narrowed canal pressing on the spinal cord.
- ✓A clinical evaluation connects symptoms with examination findings and imaging when appropriate.
Information, not a diagnosis.
Your symptoms deserve an individual evaluation. If pain is severe, worsening, or accompanied by new weakness, seek medical care.