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2. Microvascular decompression - Wikipedia

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   Microvascular decompression (MVD), also known as the Jannetta procedure, [1] is a neurosurgical procedure used to treat trigeminal neuralgia (along with other cranial nerve neuralgias), a pain syndrome characterized by severe episodes of intense facial pain, and hemifacial spasm.

3. Cervical spine disorder - Wikipedia

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   Occipito-cervical junction This disorder may result from rheumatoid arthritis, causing the hypermobility of the connection between the neck and head, resulting in paralysis or pain. [6] Cerebrovascular disease Cerebrovascular disease is a type of cervical spine disorder that can cause tetraplegia. [7] Subaxial cervical spine [8] Atlanto-axial joint

4. Trigeminal neuralgia - Wikipedia

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   The trigeminal nerve is a mixed cranial nerve responsible for sensory data such as tactition (pressure), thermoception (temperature), and nociception (pain) originating from the face above the jawline; it is also responsible for the motor function of the muscles of mastication, the muscles involved in chewing but not facial expression. [20]

5. Crack Your Neck Much? Here’s What Experts Have to Say ... - AOL

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   The bones in your neck are connected by small joints, called facet joints, that help you move your head, says Sandra Miller, P.T., physical therapist with Briotix. “Like any other joint in your ...

6. Dad, 45, thought he had a pinched nerve in his neck, turns ...

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   Last summer Len Barchanowicz, 45, experienced sharp pangs in his neck that felt like a pinched nerve. After about a week, his symptoms intensified and he experienced chest pain and trouble ...

7. Radiculopathy - Wikipedia

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   In a radiculopathy, the problem occurs at or near the root of the nerve, shortly after its exit from the spinal cord. However, the pain or other symptoms often radiate to the part of the body served by that nerve. For example, a nerve root impingement in the neck can produce pain and weakness in the forearm.

8. Neck pain - Wikipedia

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   Surgery is usually not indicated for mechanical causes of neck pain. If neck pain is the result of instability, cancer, or other disease, surgery may be necessary. Surgery is usually not indicated for "pinched nerves" or herniated discs unless there is spinal cord compression or pain and disability have been protracted for many months and ...

9. Tiger Woods has another surgery on lower back to relieve ...

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   It was the sixth surgery on his lower back in the last 10 years. In a brief statement on social media , Woods described it as a microdecompression surgery of the lumbar spine for nerve impingement ...