Cambridge researchers launch charity to tackle ‘slow motion spinal cord injury’ affecting up to a million UK adults

Myelopathy.org, has just launched, it is a charity dedicated to one of the most common, yet under-diagnosed neurological conditions. The charity is the brainchild of Dr Mark Kotter, neurosurgeon and clinician scientist at the University of Cambridge, who works on a disorder known officially as Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy. Myelopathy is caused by arthritic changes affecting the spinal column of the neck. Because of the close proximity, these can exert pressure on the spinal cord and trigger a “slow motion spinal cord injury”. “If you haven’t heard of myelopathy, you are…

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