{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/category\/neck-cervical\/#CollectionPage","headline":"Neck \/ Cervical Category","description":"","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/category\/neck-cervical\/","hasPart":[{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/hybrid-cervical-surgery-disc-replacement-above-a-fusion\/","headline":"Hybrid Cervical Surgery: Disc Replacement and Spinal Fusion","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/hybrid-cervical-surgery-disc-replacement-above-a-fusion\/","datePublished":"2026-09-10","dateModified":"2026-09-10","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/hybrid-cervical-surgery-disc-replacement-above-a-fusion\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/author\/seoaccounts\/#Person","name":"Dr. Branko Skovrlj, MD","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/author\/seoaccounts\/","identifier":11,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/297065b6d0b3f15c4b5e1f6cf6802d38.jpg?ver=1790850334","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/297065b6d0b3f15c4b5e1f6cf6802d38.jpg?ver=1790850334","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NU-Spine: The Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Institute","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/new.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo.png","url":"https:\/\/new.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/smiling-senior-in-yoga-class.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/smiling-senior-in-yoga-class.jpg","height":1414,"width":2121},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/cervical-fusion-vs-disc-replacement-motion-vs-stability\/","headline":"Cervical Fusion vs. Disc Replacement: Motion vs. Stability","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/cervical-fusion-vs-disc-replacement-motion-vs-stability\/","datePublished":"2026-09-08","dateModified":"2026-09-08","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/cervical-fusion-vs-disc-replacement-motion-vs-stability\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/author\/seoaccounts\/#Person","name":"Dr. Branko Skovrlj, MD","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/author\/seoaccounts\/","identifier":11,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/297065b6d0b3f15c4b5e1f6cf6802d38.jpg?ver=1790850334","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/297065b6d0b3f15c4b5e1f6cf6802d38.jpg?ver=1790850334","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NU-Spine: The Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Institute","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/new.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo.png","url":"https:\/\/new.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/woman-holding-painful-neck-while-sitting-at-home.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/woman-holding-painful-neck-while-sitting-at-home.jpg","height":1414,"width":2120},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/cervical-spine-reconstruction-for-kyphosis\/","headline":"Cervical Spine Reconstruction for Kyphosis: Planning & Outcomes","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/cervical-spine-reconstruction-for-kyphosis\/","datePublished":"2026-09-08","dateModified":"2026-09-08","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/cervical-spine-reconstruction-for-kyphosis\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/author\/seoaccounts\/#Person","name":"Dr. Branko Skovrlj, MD","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/author\/seoaccounts\/","identifier":11,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/297065b6d0b3f15c4b5e1f6cf6802d38.jpg?ver=1790850334","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/297065b6d0b3f15c4b5e1f6cf6802d38.jpg?ver=1790850334","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NU-Spine: The Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Institute","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/new.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo.png","url":"https:\/\/new.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/medical-illustration-of-kyphosis-skeleton-in-three-stages.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/medical-illustration-of-kyphosis-skeleton-in-three-stages.jpg","height":1499,"width":2000},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/cervical-fusion-bone-grafts-autograft-allograft-biologics\/","headline":"Cervical Fusion Bone Grafts: Autograft, Allograft, Biologics","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/cervical-fusion-bone-grafts-autograft-allograft-biologics\/","datePublished":"2026-06-16","dateModified":"2026-06-16","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/cervical-fusion-bone-grafts-autograft-allograft-biologics\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/author\/seoaccounts\/#Person","name":"Dr. Branko Skovrlj, MD","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/author\/seoaccounts\/","identifier":11,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/297065b6d0b3f15c4b5e1f6cf6802d38.jpg?ver=1790850334","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/297065b6d0b3f15c4b5e1f6cf6802d38.jpg?ver=1790850334","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NU-Spine: The Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Institute","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/new.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo.png","url":"https:\/\/new.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/older-person-at-home-holding-neck-in-pain.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/older-person-at-home-holding-neck-in-pain.jpg","height":1414,"width":2120},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/driving-after-cervical-surgery-clearance-milestones\/","headline":"Driving After Cervical Surgery: Clearance Milestones","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/driving-after-cervical-surgery-clearance-milestones\/","datePublished":"2026-04-23","dateModified":"2026-04-23","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/driving-after-cervical-surgery-clearance-milestones\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/author\/seoaccounts\/#Person","name":"Dr. Branko Skovrlj, MD","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/author\/seoaccounts\/","identifier":11,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/297065b6d0b3f15c4b5e1f6cf6802d38.jpg?ver=1790850334","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/297065b6d0b3f15c4b5e1f6cf6802d38.jpg?ver=1790850334","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NU-Spine: The Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Institute","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/new.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo.png","url":"https:\/\/new.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/happy-senior-couple-driving-together.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/happy-senior-couple-driving-together.jpg","height":1414,"width":2120},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/return-to-work-after-cervical-procedures\/","headline":"Return-to-Work After Cervical Procedures: Job-Type Timelines","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/return-to-work-after-cervical-procedures\/","datePublished":"2026-03-31","dateModified":"2026-03-31","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/return-to-work-after-cervical-procedures\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/author\/seoaccounts\/#Person","name":"Dr. Branko Skovrlj, MD","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/author\/seoaccounts\/","identifier":11,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/297065b6d0b3f15c4b5e1f6cf6802d38.jpg?ver=1790850334","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/297065b6d0b3f15c4b5e1f6cf6802d38.jpg?ver=1790850334","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NU-Spine: The Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Institute","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/new.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo.png","url":"https:\/\/new.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/workers-at-computers-in-office.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/workers-at-computers-in-office.jpg","height":1414,"width":2120},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/sleeping-positions-after-cervical-procedures\/","headline":"Sleeping Positions After Cervical Procedures: Week-by-Week","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/sleeping-positions-after-cervical-procedures\/","datePublished":"2026-03-26","dateModified":"2026-03-26","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/sleeping-positions-after-cervical-procedures\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/author\/seoaccounts\/#Person","name":"Dr. Branko Skovrlj, MD","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/author\/seoaccounts\/","identifier":11,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/297065b6d0b3f15c4b5e1f6cf6802d38.jpg?ver=1790850334","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/297065b6d0b3f15c4b5e1f6cf6802d38.jpg?ver=1790850334","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NU-Spine: The Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Institute","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/new.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo.png","url":"https:\/\/new.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/man-sleeping-on-back-in-bedroom.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/man-sleeping-on-back-in-bedroom.jpg","height":1414,"width":2121},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/dr-branko-skovrlj-earns-prodisc-milestone-award-for-advanced-cervical-disc-replacement-excellence\/","headline":"Dr. Branko Skovrlj Earns Prodisc Milestone Award for Advanced Cervical Disc Replacement Excellence","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/dr-branko-skovrlj-earns-prodisc-milestone-award-for-advanced-cervical-disc-replacement-excellence\/","datePublished":"2026-03-19","dateModified":"2026-03-19","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/dr-branko-skovrlj-earns-prodisc-milestone-award-for-advanced-cervical-disc-replacement-excellence\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/author\/andy\/#Person","name":"Andy Polizzotto","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/author\/andy\/","identifier":16,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/e14707f0efceafa3d81702669157fe7b.jpg?ver=1790852412","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/e14707f0efceafa3d81702669157fe7b.jpg?ver=1790852412","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NU-Spine: The Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Institute","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/new.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo.png","url":"https:\/\/new.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3228.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3228.jpg","height":1428,"width":1080},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/endoscopic-cervical-discectomy\/","headline":"Endoscopic Cervical Discectomy: Step-by-Step Technique & Tools","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/endoscopic-cervical-discectomy\/","datePublished":"2026-03-04","dateModified":"2026-03-04","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/endoscopic-cervical-discectomy\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/author\/seoaccounts\/#Person","name":"Dr. Branko Skovrlj, MD","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/author\/seoaccounts\/","identifier":11,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/297065b6d0b3f15c4b5e1f6cf6802d38.jpg?ver=1790850334","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/297065b6d0b3f15c4b5e1f6cf6802d38.jpg?ver=1790850334","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NU-Spine: The Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Institute","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/new.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo.png","url":"https:\/\/new.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/doctor-holding-endoscope-during-surgery.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/doctor-holding-endoscope-during-surgery.jpg","height":1414,"width":2121},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/cervical-disc-replacement-preserving-motion-after-discectomy\/","headline":"Cervical Disc Replacement: Preserving Motion After Discectomy","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/cervical-disc-replacement-preserving-motion-after-discectomy\/","datePublished":"2026-02-19","dateModified":"2026-02-19","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/cervical-disc-replacement-preserving-motion-after-discectomy\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/author\/seoaccounts\/#Person","name":"Dr. Branko Skovrlj, MD","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/blog\/author\/seoaccounts\/","identifier":11,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/297065b6d0b3f15c4b5e1f6cf6802d38.jpg?ver=1790850334","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/litespeed\/avatar\/297065b6d0b3f15c4b5e1f6cf6802d38.jpg?ver=1790850334","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NU-Spine: The Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Institute","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/new.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo.png","url":"https:\/\/new.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/logo.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/illustration-of-human-spinal-column-with-cervical-spine-highlighted-scaled.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.nu-spine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/illustration-of-human-spinal-column-with-cervical-spine-highlighted-scaled.jpg","height":1440,"width":2560},"keywords":null}],"about":["Neck \/ Cervical"]}