{"id":23,"date":"2022-02-02T06:37:23","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T20:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2022-03-04T01:18:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T15:18:01","slug":"cervical-myelopathy-neurosurgeon-brisbane","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/cervical-myelopathy-neurosurgeon-brisbane\/","title":{"rendered":"Cervical myelopathy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23\" class=\"elementor elementor-23\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f9d7fff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f9d7fff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d30d7bc welcome-page-title\" data-id=\"1d30d7bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb86b7f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4eb86b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading 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elementor-reverse-mobile_extra elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25384b93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52468c64\" data-id=\"52468c64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-61a01aea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61a01aea\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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Brisbane<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5656831e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5656831e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:1200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Alex Koefman about cervical myelopathy<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-104f598b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"104f598b\" 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elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e0bf05a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f18ad95\" data-id=\"7f18ad95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f02d286 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f02d286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cervical myelopathy key points<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a2b5c54 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a2b5c54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>It is a serious condition that describes the set of symptoms that a patient gets when the spinal cord is gradually compressed by wear and tear changes in the cervical spine (the neck).<\/li><li>Early on patients notice numbness and clumsiness in their hands and a feeling of unsteadiness in their legs.<\/li><li>At some point, all the muscles in the arms and legs start to get really stiff and rigid.<\/li><li>This is a serious condition because the spinal cord can\u2019t repair itself and the symptoms may become permanent.<\/li><li>Surgery aims to prevent further damage to the spinal cord by immediately taking the pressure off the spinal 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cervical myelopathy describes the set of symptoms that occur when the spinal cord is gradually compressed by arthritis in the cervical spine.\u00a0<\/p><p>Arthritis can be compared to a callus on your hand: with force and friction, they tend to thicken up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-53e921f6 quote-box-2-col elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53e921f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6f9194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"33\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/k-emblem-black-right.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-119\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-49186f8a quote-text-column\" data-id=\"49186f8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b1a7ac8 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b1a7ac8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLikewise, with the force of gravity and spinal movement over years, the bones, disc and ligament tissues tend to thicken up. It is this excess tissue that encroaches on and eventually compresses the spinal cord.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b140786 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-middle quote-img-box elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3b140786\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/KOEF-dr-alex-koefman-video-leader.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120\" alt=\"Dr Alex Koefman | Brain and Spinal Surgeon Brisbane\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/KOEF-dr-alex-koefman-video-leader.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/KOEF-dr-alex-koefman-video-leader-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr Alex Koefman<\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Spinal surgeon Brisbane<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e4bad7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72e4bad7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a result of this compression many of the electrical signals normally travelling through the spinal cord get blocked, similar to an accident causing a bad traffic jam on a busy highway.\u00a0<\/p><p>Early on patients notice numbness and clumsiness in their hands, and a feeling of unsteadiness in their legs (all due to the traffic jam).<\/p><p>As it progresses, these sensations worsen, and at some point, all the muscles in the arms and legs start to get really stiff and rigid (a sign of a severe traffic jam). This is very serious because there is a chance your symptoms become permanent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-401b4cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"401b4cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f520371 dark-quote-box-column\" data-id=\"5f520371\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c71b16b quote-box-2-col elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c71b16b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ad746d1 quote-emblem-column\" data-id=\"3ad746d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af84484 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6af84484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"35\" height=\"45\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/k-emblem-white-left.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-108\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ad06ac5 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ad06ac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"33\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/k-emblem-white-right.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-107\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e71333f quote-text-column\" data-id=\"2e71333f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464405cd elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"464405cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While the condition is serious, the origins of the word myelopathy are quite interesting. Anything to do with the spinal cord is termed \u2018myelo\u2019. But myelo also means bone marrow (like myeloma-cancer of the bone marrow). The reason the early anatomists also called the spinal cord \u2018myelo\u2019 is because it actually looks very much like bone marrow. Not the red marrow you see in the ends of bones, but the white fatty marrow you see in the middle of long bones. Having seen inside a long bone being chewed by my pet Dachshund, and having also seen inside the spinal cord, I can confirm they look nearly identical!\u00a0<\/p><p>\u2018Pathy\u2019 means pathology, or problem. So myelopathy means pathology or problem of the spinal cord.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-739d5430 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-middle quote-img-box elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"739d5430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/KOEF-dr-alex-koefman-video-leader.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120\" alt=\"Dr Alex Koefman | Brain and Spinal Surgeon Brisbane\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/KOEF-dr-alex-koefman-video-leader.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/KOEF-dr-alex-koefman-video-leader-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr Alex Koefman<\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Spinal surgeon Brisbane<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-33b62bbb animated-image-box elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33b62bbb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-420e5dea\" data-id=\"420e5dea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39ba0ff4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"39ba0ff4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/462cpd1mn2.jsonp\" async><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding:76.67% 0 0 0;position:relative;\"><div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;\"><div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_462cpd1mn2 seo=false videoFoam=true\" style=\"height:100%;position:relative;width:100%\">&nbsp;<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-594d9444 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"594d9444\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f0e6c6e\" data-id=\"5f0e6c6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f57c291 seo elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f57c291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cervical myelopathy symptoms<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18798a80 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18798a80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the symptoms?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-188474aa ul-bottom-margin elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"188474aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Early on patients notice numbness and clumsiness in their hands and a feeling of unsteadiness in their legs. As it progresses, these sensations worsen, and at some point, all the muscles in the arms and legs start to get really stiff and rigid (a sign of a severe traffic jam in the spinal cord due to the compression).<\/p><p>The patient notices their hands are not only numb and uncoordinated but really stiff. And they walk with really stiff legs, which makes the unsteadiness even worse.\u00a0<\/p><p>Surgeons can recognise the walk of someone with cervical myelopathy very quickly. We call it a scissor gait because the patient&#8217;s legs are so stiff they can&#8217;t really bend the knee or hips like a normal person, so their legs look like the blades of a pair of scissors opening and closing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-85e0673 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85e0673\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea9e901\" data-id=\"ea9e901\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7acce0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7acce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is it common, do other people get it?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41d2035 ul-bottom-margin elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41d2035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s not common. <a href=\"\/nerve-pain-spinal-surgeon-brisbane\/#key-points\">Radiculopathy<\/a> is much more common (sciatica, femoratica, brachialgia). But when it occurs it must be recognised early and treated early to avoid permanent damage and loss of spinal cord function.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b3822c elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-accordion\" data-id=\"5b3822c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-wrapper elementor-accordion   \" id=\"accordion663746c1be2d4\" data-accordion-id=\"accordion663746c1be2d4\" data-connection=\"\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-heightlight-text    role=\"tablist\" > \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\"  role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9561\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header 0 text-left \" data-tab=\"1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9561\"\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\">Is it dangerous?<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>Expand<\/title><g id=\"Pages\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-fix-plif\" transform=\"translate(-1522.000000, -7640.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><g id=\"Section-#4\" transform=\"translate(694.000000, 6886.000000)\"><g id=\"Accordion-on-hover-(see-plus-addon-unlimited-custom...)\" transform=\"translate(0.000000, 748.000000)\"><g id=\"Expand\" transform=\"translate(828.000000, 6.000000)\"><path d=\"M0.9375,1.6003125 L9.98109375,10.6439063 L10.6439063,9.98109375 L1.6003125,0.9375 L5.625,0.9375 L5.625,0 L0.46875,0 L0,0.46875 L0,5.625 L0.9375,5.625 L0.9375,1.6003125 Z M5.625,30 L5.625,29.0625 L1.6003125,29.0625 L10.6439063,20.0189063 L9.98109375,19.3560937 L0.9375,28.3996875 L0.9375,24.375 L0,24.375 L0,29.53125 L0.46875,30 L5.625,30 Z M29.0625,28.3996875 L20.0189063,19.3560937 L19.3560937,20.0189063 L28.3996875,29.0625 L24.375,29.0625 L24.375,30 L29.53125,30 L30,29.53125 L30,24.375 L29.0625,24.375 L29.0625,28.3996875 Z M24.375,0 L24.375,0.9375 L28.3996875,0.9375 L19.3560937,9.98109375 L20.0189063,10.6439063 L29.0625,1.6003125 L29.0625,5.625 L30,5.625 L30,0.46875 L29.53125,0 L24.375,0 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>KOEF-close-icon-faq<\/title><g id=\"Page-1\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-close-icon-faq\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><path d=\"M9.70640625,9.04359375 L0.6628125,0 L0,0.6628125 L9.04359375,9.70640625 L5.01890625,9.70640625 L5.01890625,10.6439063 L10.1751563,10.6439063 L10.6439063,10.1751563 L10.6439063,5.01890625 L9.70640625,5.01890625 L9.70640625,9.04359375 Z M5.01890625,19.3560937 L5.01890625,20.2935937 L9.04359375,20.2935937 L0,29.3371875 L0.6628125,30 L9.70640625,20.9564063 L9.70640625,24.9810937 L10.6439063,24.9810937 L10.6439063,19.8248437 L10.1751563,19.3560937 L5.01890625,19.3560937 Z M20.2935937,20.9564063 L29.3371875,30 L30,29.3371875 L20.9564063,20.2935937 L24.9810937,20.2935937 L24.9810937,19.3560937 L19.8248437,19.3560937 L19.3560937,19.8248437 L19.3560937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,20.9564063 Z M24.9810937,10.6439063 L24.9810937,9.70640625 L20.9564063,9.70640625 L30,0.6628125 L29.3371875,0 L20.2935937,9.04359375 L20.2935937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,10.1751563 L19.8248437,10.6439063 L24.9810937,10.6439063 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"elementor-tab-content-9561\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content 0 \" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9561\"\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\" ><p>Yes. It usually requires treatment within 1-2 weeks of being diagnosed, and earlier if possible.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\"  role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9562\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header 0 text-left \" data-tab=\"2\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9562\"\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\">Why the urgency? <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>Expand<\/title><g id=\"Pages\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-fix-plif\" transform=\"translate(-1522.000000, -7640.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><g id=\"Section-#4\" transform=\"translate(694.000000, 6886.000000)\"><g id=\"Accordion-on-hover-(see-plus-addon-unlimited-custom...)\" transform=\"translate(0.000000, 748.000000)\"><g id=\"Expand\" transform=\"translate(828.000000, 6.000000)\"><path d=\"M0.9375,1.6003125 L9.98109375,10.6439063 L10.6439063,9.98109375 L1.6003125,0.9375 L5.625,0.9375 L5.625,0 L0.46875,0 L0,0.46875 L0,5.625 L0.9375,5.625 L0.9375,1.6003125 Z M5.625,30 L5.625,29.0625 L1.6003125,29.0625 L10.6439063,20.0189063 L9.98109375,19.3560937 L0.9375,28.3996875 L0.9375,24.375 L0,24.375 L0,29.53125 L0.46875,30 L5.625,30 Z M29.0625,28.3996875 L20.0189063,19.3560937 L19.3560937,20.0189063 L28.3996875,29.0625 L24.375,29.0625 L24.375,30 L29.53125,30 L30,29.53125 L30,24.375 L29.0625,24.375 L29.0625,28.3996875 Z M24.375,0 L24.375,0.9375 L28.3996875,0.9375 L19.3560937,9.98109375 L20.0189063,10.6439063 L29.0625,1.6003125 L29.0625,5.625 L30,5.625 L30,0.46875 L29.53125,0 L24.375,0 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>KOEF-close-icon-faq<\/title><g id=\"Page-1\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-close-icon-faq\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><path d=\"M9.70640625,9.04359375 L0.6628125,0 L0,0.6628125 L9.04359375,9.70640625 L5.01890625,9.70640625 L5.01890625,10.6439063 L10.1751563,10.6439063 L10.6439063,10.1751563 L10.6439063,5.01890625 L9.70640625,5.01890625 L9.70640625,9.04359375 Z M5.01890625,19.3560937 L5.01890625,20.2935937 L9.04359375,20.2935937 L0,29.3371875 L0.6628125,30 L9.70640625,20.9564063 L9.70640625,24.9810937 L10.6439063,24.9810937 L10.6439063,19.8248437 L10.1751563,19.3560937 L5.01890625,19.3560937 Z M20.2935937,20.9564063 L29.3371875,30 L30,29.3371875 L20.9564063,20.2935937 L24.9810937,20.2935937 L24.9810937,19.3560937 L19.8248437,19.3560937 L19.3560937,19.8248437 L19.3560937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,20.9564063 Z M24.9810937,10.6439063 L24.9810937,9.70640625 L20.9564063,9.70640625 L30,0.6628125 L29.3371875,0 L20.2935937,9.04359375 L20.2935937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,10.1751563 L19.8248437,10.6439063 L24.9810937,10.6439063 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"elementor-tab-content-9562\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content 0 \" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9562\"\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\" ><p>Well, there is a very good chance that your current neurological symptoms are permanent, including the clumsy hands and unsteady feet. If you wait, you will just end up losing more function unnecessarily.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>  \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fba7e07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fba7e07\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd0376f\" data-id=\"fd0376f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200fa04 seo elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"200fa04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cervical myelopathy causes<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f972d04 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f972d04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What causes it? Did I do something to cause it? <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d98cba0 ul-bottom-margin elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d98cba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By far the most common cause is wear and tear, also called arthritic changes.\u00a0<\/p><p>Arthritis can be compared to a callus on your hand, which with force and friction on your hand, tends to thicken up. Likewise, with the force of gravity and spinal movement over years, the bones, disc and ligament tissues tend to thicken up. It is this excess tissue that encroaches on and eventually compresses the spinal cord.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21bf3e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-accordion\" data-id=\"21bf3e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-wrapper elementor-accordion   \" id=\"accordion663746c1c58e1\" data-accordion-id=\"accordion663746c1c58e1\" data-connection=\"\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-heightlight-text    role=\"tablist\" > \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\"  role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3531\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header 0 text-left \" data-tab=\"1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3531\"\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\">Is it genetic, will it affect my family?<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>Expand<\/title><g id=\"Pages\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-fix-plif\" transform=\"translate(-1522.000000, -7640.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><g id=\"Section-#4\" transform=\"translate(694.000000, 6886.000000)\"><g id=\"Accordion-on-hover-(see-plus-addon-unlimited-custom...)\" transform=\"translate(0.000000, 748.000000)\"><g id=\"Expand\" transform=\"translate(828.000000, 6.000000)\"><path d=\"M0.9375,1.6003125 L9.98109375,10.6439063 L10.6439063,9.98109375 L1.6003125,0.9375 L5.625,0.9375 L5.625,0 L0.46875,0 L0,0.46875 L0,5.625 L0.9375,5.625 L0.9375,1.6003125 Z M5.625,30 L5.625,29.0625 L1.6003125,29.0625 L10.6439063,20.0189063 L9.98109375,19.3560937 L0.9375,28.3996875 L0.9375,24.375 L0,24.375 L0,29.53125 L0.46875,30 L5.625,30 Z M29.0625,28.3996875 L20.0189063,19.3560937 L19.3560937,20.0189063 L28.3996875,29.0625 L24.375,29.0625 L24.375,30 L29.53125,30 L30,29.53125 L30,24.375 L29.0625,24.375 L29.0625,28.3996875 Z M24.375,0 L24.375,0.9375 L28.3996875,0.9375 L19.3560937,9.98109375 L20.0189063,10.6439063 L29.0625,1.6003125 L29.0625,5.625 L30,5.625 L30,0.46875 L29.53125,0 L24.375,0 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>KOEF-close-icon-faq<\/title><g id=\"Page-1\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-close-icon-faq\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><path d=\"M9.70640625,9.04359375 L0.6628125,0 L0,0.6628125 L9.04359375,9.70640625 L5.01890625,9.70640625 L5.01890625,10.6439063 L10.1751563,10.6439063 L10.6439063,10.1751563 L10.6439063,5.01890625 L9.70640625,5.01890625 L9.70640625,9.04359375 Z M5.01890625,19.3560937 L5.01890625,20.2935937 L9.04359375,20.2935937 L0,29.3371875 L0.6628125,30 L9.70640625,20.9564063 L9.70640625,24.9810937 L10.6439063,24.9810937 L10.6439063,19.8248437 L10.1751563,19.3560937 L5.01890625,19.3560937 Z M20.2935937,20.9564063 L29.3371875,30 L30,29.3371875 L20.9564063,20.2935937 L24.9810937,20.2935937 L24.9810937,19.3560937 L19.8248437,19.3560937 L19.3560937,19.8248437 L19.3560937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,20.9564063 Z M24.9810937,10.6439063 L24.9810937,9.70640625 L20.9564063,9.70640625 L30,0.6628125 L29.3371875,0 L20.2935937,9.04359375 L20.2935937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,10.1751563 L19.8248437,10.6439063 L24.9810937,10.6439063 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"elementor-tab-content-3531\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content 0 \" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3531\"\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\" ><p>It is not genetic. Everybody gets some degree of arthritis as they get older. It&#8217;s just that some get it more than others for some reason. You may be lucky and have a great genetic bloodline whereby your spine responds very well to gravity and movement over the years without much wear and tear, but there is no actual medical genetic condition that causes you to get cervical myelopathy.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>  \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-86b6bbe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86b6bbe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1ccb83\" data-id=\"f1ccb83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbdc637 seo elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbdc637\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cervical myelopathy treatment in Brisbane<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-413d7af elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"413d7af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How is it treated?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c1c6fe elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c1c6fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is only one treatment for cervical myelopathy, and that is surgery. It is pure mechanics: the spinal cord is physically compressed and the only way to treat this is to physically remove the compression. There is no medication, injection or physiotherapy that will treat this.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fd86ce quote-box-2-col elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fd86ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-86f5fd6 quote-emblem-column\" data-id=\"86f5fd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e81c444 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e81c444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"35\" height=\"43\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/k-emblem-black-left.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-118\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b52cc9b elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b52cc9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"33\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/k-emblem-black-right.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-119\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2da19ce quote-text-column\" data-id=\"2da19ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8af7d42 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8af7d42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you don&#8217;t have surgery you have a 100% chance of getting worse, even to the point of ending up in a wheelchair, and a 0% chance of getting better. You are strongly advised to have surgery at the earliest possible convenience by an experienced neurosurgeon.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e8004 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-middle quote-img-box elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"80e8004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/KOEF-dr-alex-koefman-video-leader.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-120\" alt=\"Dr Alex Koefman | Brain and Spinal Surgeon Brisbane\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/KOEF-dr-alex-koefman-video-leader.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dralexkoefman.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/KOEF-dr-alex-koefman-video-leader-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr Alex Koefman<\/div><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Spinal surgeon Brisbane<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2789dda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2789dda\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-78238a7\" data-id=\"78238a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6692887 seo elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6692887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cervical myelopathy surgery in Brisbane<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8838a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d8838a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of surgery?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a4b55 ul-bottom-margin elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83a4b55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The two most common operations to treat cervical myelopathy are:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"\/acdf-spinal-surgeon-brisbane\/\">ACDF<\/a>: Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion is one of the most common spinal operations performed in Australia. ACDF takes away the front of the spinal canal to create more space for the spinal cord.<\/li><li><a href=\"\/cervical-laminectomy-spinal-surgeon-brisbane\/\">Cervical laminectomy<\/a> takes away the back of the spinal canal to create more space for the injured spinal cord.<\/li><\/ul><p>It is not advisable to have an <a href=\"\/artificial-disc-replacement-brisbane\/\">artificial disc<\/a> inserted for this condition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-539d639 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tp-accordion\" data-id=\"539d639\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tp-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-wrapper elementor-accordion   \" id=\"accordion663746c1d0de7\" data-accordion-id=\"accordion663746c1d0de7\" data-connection=\"\" data-accordion-type=\"accordion\" data-heightlight-text    role=\"tablist\" > \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\"  role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8761\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header 0 text-left \" data-tab=\"1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8761\"\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\">Do I need surgery?<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>Expand<\/title><g id=\"Pages\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-fix-plif\" transform=\"translate(-1522.000000, -7640.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><g id=\"Section-#4\" transform=\"translate(694.000000, 6886.000000)\"><g id=\"Accordion-on-hover-(see-plus-addon-unlimited-custom...)\" transform=\"translate(0.000000, 748.000000)\"><g id=\"Expand\" transform=\"translate(828.000000, 6.000000)\"><path d=\"M0.9375,1.6003125 L9.98109375,10.6439063 L10.6439063,9.98109375 L1.6003125,0.9375 L5.625,0.9375 L5.625,0 L0.46875,0 L0,0.46875 L0,5.625 L0.9375,5.625 L0.9375,1.6003125 Z M5.625,30 L5.625,29.0625 L1.6003125,29.0625 L10.6439063,20.0189063 L9.98109375,19.3560937 L0.9375,28.3996875 L0.9375,24.375 L0,24.375 L0,29.53125 L0.46875,30 L5.625,30 Z M29.0625,28.3996875 L20.0189063,19.3560937 L19.3560937,20.0189063 L28.3996875,29.0625 L24.375,29.0625 L24.375,30 L29.53125,30 L30,29.53125 L30,24.375 L29.0625,24.375 L29.0625,28.3996875 Z M24.375,0 L24.375,0.9375 L28.3996875,0.9375 L19.3560937,9.98109375 L20.0189063,10.6439063 L29.0625,1.6003125 L29.0625,5.625 L30,5.625 L30,0.46875 L29.53125,0 L24.375,0 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>KOEF-close-icon-faq<\/title><g id=\"Page-1\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-close-icon-faq\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><path d=\"M9.70640625,9.04359375 L0.6628125,0 L0,0.6628125 L9.04359375,9.70640625 L5.01890625,9.70640625 L5.01890625,10.6439063 L10.1751563,10.6439063 L10.6439063,10.1751563 L10.6439063,5.01890625 L9.70640625,5.01890625 L9.70640625,9.04359375 Z M5.01890625,19.3560937 L5.01890625,20.2935937 L9.04359375,20.2935937 L0,29.3371875 L0.6628125,30 L9.70640625,20.9564063 L9.70640625,24.9810937 L10.6439063,24.9810937 L10.6439063,19.8248437 L10.1751563,19.3560937 L5.01890625,19.3560937 Z M20.2935937,20.9564063 L29.3371875,30 L30,29.3371875 L20.9564063,20.2935937 L24.9810937,20.2935937 L24.9810937,19.3560937 L19.8248437,19.3560937 L19.3560937,19.8248437 L19.3560937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,20.9564063 Z M24.9810937,10.6439063 L24.9810937,9.70640625 L20.9564063,9.70640625 L30,0.6628125 L29.3371875,0 L20.2935937,9.04359375 L20.2935937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,10.1751563 L19.8248437,10.6439063 L24.9810937,10.6439063 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"elementor-tab-content-8761\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content 0 \" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8761\"\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\" ><p>Yes, you do. If the diagnosis has been confirmed by your surgeon with a series of questions, scans, and an examination then surgery should be performed as soon as possible. If you have or think you or a family member has this, then <a href=\"\/contact\/\">contact my team<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\"  role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8762\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header 0 text-left \" data-tab=\"2\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8762\"\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\">Does the treatment work?<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>Expand<\/title><g id=\"Pages\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-fix-plif\" transform=\"translate(-1522.000000, -7640.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><g id=\"Section-#4\" transform=\"translate(694.000000, 6886.000000)\"><g id=\"Accordion-on-hover-(see-plus-addon-unlimited-custom...)\" transform=\"translate(0.000000, 748.000000)\"><g id=\"Expand\" transform=\"translate(828.000000, 6.000000)\"><path d=\"M0.9375,1.6003125 L9.98109375,10.6439063 L10.6439063,9.98109375 L1.6003125,0.9375 L5.625,0.9375 L5.625,0 L0.46875,0 L0,0.46875 L0,5.625 L0.9375,5.625 L0.9375,1.6003125 Z M5.625,30 L5.625,29.0625 L1.6003125,29.0625 L10.6439063,20.0189063 L9.98109375,19.3560937 L0.9375,28.3996875 L0.9375,24.375 L0,24.375 L0,29.53125 L0.46875,30 L5.625,30 Z M29.0625,28.3996875 L20.0189063,19.3560937 L19.3560937,20.0189063 L28.3996875,29.0625 L24.375,29.0625 L24.375,30 L29.53125,30 L30,29.53125 L30,24.375 L29.0625,24.375 L29.0625,28.3996875 Z M24.375,0 L24.375,0.9375 L28.3996875,0.9375 L19.3560937,9.98109375 L20.0189063,10.6439063 L29.0625,1.6003125 L29.0625,5.625 L30,5.625 L30,0.46875 L29.53125,0 L24.375,0 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>KOEF-close-icon-faq<\/title><g id=\"Page-1\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-close-icon-faq\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><path d=\"M9.70640625,9.04359375 L0.6628125,0 L0,0.6628125 L9.04359375,9.70640625 L5.01890625,9.70640625 L5.01890625,10.6439063 L10.1751563,10.6439063 L10.6439063,10.1751563 L10.6439063,5.01890625 L9.70640625,5.01890625 L9.70640625,9.04359375 Z M5.01890625,19.3560937 L5.01890625,20.2935937 L9.04359375,20.2935937 L0,29.3371875 L0.6628125,30 L9.70640625,20.9564063 L9.70640625,24.9810937 L10.6439063,24.9810937 L10.6439063,19.8248437 L10.1751563,19.3560937 L5.01890625,19.3560937 Z M20.2935937,20.9564063 L29.3371875,30 L30,29.3371875 L20.9564063,20.2935937 L24.9810937,20.2935937 L24.9810937,19.3560937 L19.8248437,19.3560937 L19.3560937,19.8248437 L19.3560937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,20.9564063 Z M24.9810937,10.6439063 L24.9810937,9.70640625 L20.9564063,9.70640625 L30,0.6628125 L29.3371875,0 L20.2935937,9.04359375 L20.2935937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,10.1751563 L19.8248437,10.6439063 L24.9810937,10.6439063 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"elementor-tab-content-8762\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content 0 \" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8762\"\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\" ><p>Surgery does not aim to make your symptoms better. It only aims to stop you from getting worse. The reason for this is surgery only takes the pressure off the spinal cord, but surgery cannot repair the damage to the spinal cord. If the spinal cord is going to recover to some degree (and often it does not) then it will have to do this on its own using the power of biology and time.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\"  role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8763\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header 0 text-left \" data-tab=\"3\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8763\"\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\">Why surgery for cervical myelopathy?<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>Expand<\/title><g id=\"Pages\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-fix-plif\" transform=\"translate(-1522.000000, -7640.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><g id=\"Section-#4\" transform=\"translate(694.000000, 6886.000000)\"><g id=\"Accordion-on-hover-(see-plus-addon-unlimited-custom...)\" transform=\"translate(0.000000, 748.000000)\"><g id=\"Expand\" transform=\"translate(828.000000, 6.000000)\"><path d=\"M0.9375,1.6003125 L9.98109375,10.6439063 L10.6439063,9.98109375 L1.6003125,0.9375 L5.625,0.9375 L5.625,0 L0.46875,0 L0,0.46875 L0,5.625 L0.9375,5.625 L0.9375,1.6003125 Z M5.625,30 L5.625,29.0625 L1.6003125,29.0625 L10.6439063,20.0189063 L9.98109375,19.3560937 L0.9375,28.3996875 L0.9375,24.375 L0,24.375 L0,29.53125 L0.46875,30 L5.625,30 Z M29.0625,28.3996875 L20.0189063,19.3560937 L19.3560937,20.0189063 L28.3996875,29.0625 L24.375,29.0625 L24.375,30 L29.53125,30 L30,29.53125 L30,24.375 L29.0625,24.375 L29.0625,28.3996875 Z M24.375,0 L24.375,0.9375 L28.3996875,0.9375 L19.3560937,9.98109375 L20.0189063,10.6439063 L29.0625,1.6003125 L29.0625,5.625 L30,5.625 L30,0.46875 L29.53125,0 L24.375,0 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>KOEF-close-icon-faq<\/title><g id=\"Page-1\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-close-icon-faq\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><path d=\"M9.70640625,9.04359375 L0.6628125,0 L0,0.6628125 L9.04359375,9.70640625 L5.01890625,9.70640625 L5.01890625,10.6439063 L10.1751563,10.6439063 L10.6439063,10.1751563 L10.6439063,5.01890625 L9.70640625,5.01890625 L9.70640625,9.04359375 Z M5.01890625,19.3560937 L5.01890625,20.2935937 L9.04359375,20.2935937 L0,29.3371875 L0.6628125,30 L9.70640625,20.9564063 L9.70640625,24.9810937 L10.6439063,24.9810937 L10.6439063,19.8248437 L10.1751563,19.3560937 L5.01890625,19.3560937 Z M20.2935937,20.9564063 L29.3371875,30 L30,29.3371875 L20.9564063,20.2935937 L24.9810937,20.2935937 L24.9810937,19.3560937 L19.8248437,19.3560937 L19.3560937,19.8248437 L19.3560937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,20.9564063 Z M24.9810937,10.6439063 L24.9810937,9.70640625 L20.9564063,9.70640625 L30,0.6628125 L29.3371875,0 L20.2935937,9.04359375 L20.2935937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,10.1751563 L19.8248437,10.6439063 L24.9810937,10.6439063 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"elementor-tab-content-8763\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content 0 \" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8763\"\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\" ><p>Surgery aims to prevent further damage to the spinal cord by taking the pressure off the spinal cord. Surgery cannot repair the damage to the spinal cord. Occasionally some patients notice an improvement after surgery, but this is the exception rather than the rule.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\"  role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8764\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header 0 text-left \" data-tab=\"4\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8764\"\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\">Alternative treatments?<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>Expand<\/title><g id=\"Pages\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-fix-plif\" transform=\"translate(-1522.000000, -7640.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><g id=\"Section-#4\" transform=\"translate(694.000000, 6886.000000)\"><g id=\"Accordion-on-hover-(see-plus-addon-unlimited-custom...)\" transform=\"translate(0.000000, 748.000000)\"><g id=\"Expand\" transform=\"translate(828.000000, 6.000000)\"><path d=\"M0.9375,1.6003125 L9.98109375,10.6439063 L10.6439063,9.98109375 L1.6003125,0.9375 L5.625,0.9375 L5.625,0 L0.46875,0 L0,0.46875 L0,5.625 L0.9375,5.625 L0.9375,1.6003125 Z M5.625,30 L5.625,29.0625 L1.6003125,29.0625 L10.6439063,20.0189063 L9.98109375,19.3560937 L0.9375,28.3996875 L0.9375,24.375 L0,24.375 L0,29.53125 L0.46875,30 L5.625,30 Z M29.0625,28.3996875 L20.0189063,19.3560937 L19.3560937,20.0189063 L28.3996875,29.0625 L24.375,29.0625 L24.375,30 L29.53125,30 L30,29.53125 L30,24.375 L29.0625,24.375 L29.0625,28.3996875 Z M24.375,0 L24.375,0.9375 L28.3996875,0.9375 L19.3560937,9.98109375 L20.0189063,10.6439063 L29.0625,1.6003125 L29.0625,5.625 L30,5.625 L30,0.46875 L29.53125,0 L24.375,0 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>KOEF-close-icon-faq<\/title><g id=\"Page-1\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-close-icon-faq\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><path d=\"M9.70640625,9.04359375 L0.6628125,0 L0,0.6628125 L9.04359375,9.70640625 L5.01890625,9.70640625 L5.01890625,10.6439063 L10.1751563,10.6439063 L10.6439063,10.1751563 L10.6439063,5.01890625 L9.70640625,5.01890625 L9.70640625,9.04359375 Z M5.01890625,19.3560937 L5.01890625,20.2935937 L9.04359375,20.2935937 L0,29.3371875 L0.6628125,30 L9.70640625,20.9564063 L9.70640625,24.9810937 L10.6439063,24.9810937 L10.6439063,19.8248437 L10.1751563,19.3560937 L5.01890625,19.3560937 Z M20.2935937,20.9564063 L29.3371875,30 L30,29.3371875 L20.9564063,20.2935937 L24.9810937,20.2935937 L24.9810937,19.3560937 L19.8248437,19.3560937 L19.3560937,19.8248437 L19.3560937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,20.9564063 Z M24.9810937,10.6439063 L24.9810937,9.70640625 L20.9564063,9.70640625 L30,0.6628125 L29.3371875,0 L20.2935937,9.04359375 L20.2935937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,10.1751563 L19.8248437,10.6439063 L24.9810937,10.6439063 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"elementor-tab-content-8764\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content 0 \" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8764\"\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\" ><p>There are none. Cervical myelopathy is not a condition that can be treated with physiotherapy or by visiting a chiropractor or any other means. In fact, these will actually make you worse and could paralyse you. Surgery is the only effective treatment. Anything else will only cause further damage to your spinal cord and further increase your chances of ending up in a wheelchair. Other than cancer, infection or fractures, this is the single most serious condition in the spine.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\"  role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8765\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header 0 text-left \" data-tab=\"5\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8765\"\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\">How long before I'll be back to normal again?<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>Expand<\/title><g id=\"Pages\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-fix-plif\" transform=\"translate(-1522.000000, -7640.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><g id=\"Section-#4\" transform=\"translate(694.000000, 6886.000000)\"><g id=\"Accordion-on-hover-(see-plus-addon-unlimited-custom...)\" transform=\"translate(0.000000, 748.000000)\"><g id=\"Expand\" transform=\"translate(828.000000, 6.000000)\"><path d=\"M0.9375,1.6003125 L9.98109375,10.6439063 L10.6439063,9.98109375 L1.6003125,0.9375 L5.625,0.9375 L5.625,0 L0.46875,0 L0,0.46875 L0,5.625 L0.9375,5.625 L0.9375,1.6003125 Z M5.625,30 L5.625,29.0625 L1.6003125,29.0625 L10.6439063,20.0189063 L9.98109375,19.3560937 L0.9375,28.3996875 L0.9375,24.375 L0,24.375 L0,29.53125 L0.46875,30 L5.625,30 Z M29.0625,28.3996875 L20.0189063,19.3560937 L19.3560937,20.0189063 L28.3996875,29.0625 L24.375,29.0625 L24.375,30 L29.53125,30 L30,29.53125 L30,24.375 L29.0625,24.375 L29.0625,28.3996875 Z M24.375,0 L24.375,0.9375 L28.3996875,0.9375 L19.3560937,9.98109375 L20.0189063,10.6439063 L29.0625,1.6003125 L29.0625,5.625 L30,5.625 L30,0.46875 L29.53125,0 L24.375,0 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>KOEF-close-icon-faq<\/title><g id=\"Page-1\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-close-icon-faq\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><path d=\"M9.70640625,9.04359375 L0.6628125,0 L0,0.6628125 L9.04359375,9.70640625 L5.01890625,9.70640625 L5.01890625,10.6439063 L10.1751563,10.6439063 L10.6439063,10.1751563 L10.6439063,5.01890625 L9.70640625,5.01890625 L9.70640625,9.04359375 Z M5.01890625,19.3560937 L5.01890625,20.2935937 L9.04359375,20.2935937 L0,29.3371875 L0.6628125,30 L9.70640625,20.9564063 L9.70640625,24.9810937 L10.6439063,24.9810937 L10.6439063,19.8248437 L10.1751563,19.3560937 L5.01890625,19.3560937 Z M20.2935937,20.9564063 L29.3371875,30 L30,29.3371875 L20.9564063,20.2935937 L24.9810937,20.2935937 L24.9810937,19.3560937 L19.8248437,19.3560937 L19.3560937,19.8248437 L19.3560937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,20.9564063 Z M24.9810937,10.6439063 L24.9810937,9.70640625 L20.9564063,9.70640625 L30,0.6628125 L29.3371875,0 L20.2935937,9.04359375 L20.2935937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,10.1751563 L19.8248437,10.6439063 L24.9810937,10.6439063 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"elementor-tab-content-8765\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content 0 \" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8765\"\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\" ><p>It takes about 2 weeks to start feeling a bit more normal again after surgery. During this time I will encourage you to remain active, but you won&#8217;t start to get your overall confidence back till about the 2-week mark.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\"  role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8766\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header 0 text-left \" data-tab=\"6\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8766\"\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\">Is this treatment safe?<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>Expand<\/title><g id=\"Pages\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-fix-plif\" transform=\"translate(-1522.000000, -7640.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><g id=\"Section-#4\" transform=\"translate(694.000000, 6886.000000)\"><g id=\"Accordion-on-hover-(see-plus-addon-unlimited-custom...)\" transform=\"translate(0.000000, 748.000000)\"><g id=\"Expand\" transform=\"translate(828.000000, 6.000000)\"><path d=\"M0.9375,1.6003125 L9.98109375,10.6439063 L10.6439063,9.98109375 L1.6003125,0.9375 L5.625,0.9375 L5.625,0 L0.46875,0 L0,0.46875 L0,5.625 L0.9375,5.625 L0.9375,1.6003125 Z M5.625,30 L5.625,29.0625 L1.6003125,29.0625 L10.6439063,20.0189063 L9.98109375,19.3560937 L0.9375,28.3996875 L0.9375,24.375 L0,24.375 L0,29.53125 L0.46875,30 L5.625,30 Z M29.0625,28.3996875 L20.0189063,19.3560937 L19.3560937,20.0189063 L28.3996875,29.0625 L24.375,29.0625 L24.375,30 L29.53125,30 L30,29.53125 L30,24.375 L29.0625,24.375 L29.0625,28.3996875 Z M24.375,0 L24.375,0.9375 L28.3996875,0.9375 L19.3560937,9.98109375 L20.0189063,10.6439063 L29.0625,1.6003125 L29.0625,5.625 L30,5.625 L30,0.46875 L29.53125,0 L24.375,0 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\"><title>KOEF-close-icon-faq<\/title><g id=\"Page-1\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g id=\"KOEF-close-icon-faq\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><path d=\"M9.70640625,9.04359375 L0.6628125,0 L0,0.6628125 L9.04359375,9.70640625 L5.01890625,9.70640625 L5.01890625,10.6439063 L10.1751563,10.6439063 L10.6439063,10.1751563 L10.6439063,5.01890625 L9.70640625,5.01890625 L9.70640625,9.04359375 Z M5.01890625,19.3560937 L5.01890625,20.2935937 L9.04359375,20.2935937 L0,29.3371875 L0.6628125,30 L9.70640625,20.9564063 L9.70640625,24.9810937 L10.6439063,24.9810937 L10.6439063,19.8248437 L10.1751563,19.3560937 L5.01890625,19.3560937 Z M20.2935937,20.9564063 L29.3371875,30 L30,29.3371875 L20.9564063,20.2935937 L24.9810937,20.2935937 L24.9810937,19.3560937 L19.8248437,19.3560937 L19.3560937,19.8248437 L19.3560937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,24.9810937 L20.2935937,20.9564063 Z M24.9810937,10.6439063 L24.9810937,9.70640625 L20.9564063,9.70640625 L30,0.6628125 L29.3371875,0 L20.2935937,9.04359375 L20.2935937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,5.01890625 L19.3560937,10.1751563 L19.8248437,10.6439063 L24.9810937,10.6439063 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"elementor-tab-content-8766\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix plus-accordion-content 0 \" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8766\"\t\t\t\t\t\t> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"plus-content-editor\" ><p>The surgery has about a 5% risk of some complications. However, without the surgery, there is a 100% chance that you will continue to get worse and end up in a wheelchair.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"theplus-accordion-item\"  role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8767\" class=\"elementor-tab-title plus-accordion-header 0 text-left \" data-tab=\"7\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8767\"\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\">What if I just leave it? 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elementor-element-704e01d9 ol-bottom-margin elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"704e01d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please <a href=\"\/contact\/\">call my team<\/a> to arrange an urgent review for yourself or a family member you are concerned about.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13ee80ce elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13ee80ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f5906ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f5906ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phone<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d610e1e onclick-link elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d610e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:+61734216000\" onclick=\"gtag('event', 'Click', { 'event_category' : 'Phone', 'event_label' : 'Call link', 'value': '0' });\">(07) 3421 6000<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7891e69c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7891e69c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fax<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62084e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62084e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(07) 3397 4185<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bfb9984 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bfb9984\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6746ceec\" data-id=\"6746ceec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e42334d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e42334d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/contact\/#email-form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Send an email<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a6cea0 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"46a6cea0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">All contact details<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47ac5e68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47ac5e68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f3279e1 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"3f3279e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d39764\" data-id=\"d39764\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3da0ae6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3da0ae6d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b8cb436\" data-id=\"7b8cb436\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-568e4954 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"568e4954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related conditions<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-57c7a0f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57c7a0f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cc5a6ed\" data-id=\"6cc5a6ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b57a4e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7b57a4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/nerve-pain-spinal-surgeon-brisbane\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Nerve pain<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435b96ec elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"435b96ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/spinal-arthritis-surgeon-brisbane\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Spinal arthritis<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff7223 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5ff7223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Cervical myelopathy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4cef8d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6b4cef8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/neck-and-back-pain-spinal-surgeon-brisbane\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Neck and back pain<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e0cbb3e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7e0cbb3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/bulging-disc-spinal-surgeon-brisbane\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Bulging disc<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77308faa elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"77308faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/spinal-tumours-neurosurgeon-brisbane\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Spinal tumours<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37534685 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"37534685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/lumbar-canal-stenosis-spinal-surgeon-brisbane\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Lumbar canal stenosis<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be12742 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7be12742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/spondylolisthesis-spinal-surgeon-brisbane\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Spondylolisthesis<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-221c8b22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"221c8b22\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5af86c86 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"5af86c86\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b2b70ee\" data-id=\"4b2b70ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-31683630 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31683630\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7673b712\" data-id=\"7673b712\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4379a543 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4379a543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Share this page with your loved ones<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652fbb5d elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--color-custom elementor-share-buttons--skin-gradient elementor-share-buttons--shape-square elementor-grid-0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"652fbb5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_linkedin\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on linkedin\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab 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