The RECODE-DCM initiative calls upon the global community of healthcare professionals working with Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM), and individuals living with DCM, to come together to solve the Top 10 Research Priorities — 10 critical questions that are relevant to the…
Remote Monitoring and Triage of DCM Using a Mobile Phone? We are delighted to share a concept called MoveMed, which has been in development for a few years. Dr Benjamin Davies and his co-developer, Alvaro Yanez, are working hard to…
Living in a Fantasy World Hi all, April was certainly a busy month for the Coffee Break regulars. The clocks went forward and spring started to bloom outside. For some of us, it was the time to start thinking about…
We are excited to announce the launch of our newly updated website! Our team has been hard at work over the past few months, working to bring you a more visually appealing and user-friendly experience. We especially want to thank…
The future for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM) looked bright in the Glasgow sunshine at BritSpine 2023! This international conference, held at the Scottish Event Campus from April 18-20, attracted over 600 delegates across the spine care profession. The UK Spine…
Welcome to the RECODE-DCM Network! Myelopathy.org, the only charity shining a light on Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM), welcomes you to RECODE-DCM. Our multidisciplinary think tank is catalysing patient-directed research into the world’s number one cause of spinal cord injury in adults. Making Myelopathy…
Move It or Lose It Hi everyone, March has been a very strange month for me. It started with excitement for my birthday and ended in sadness with the loss of my beautiful “Big Dog”. Throughout the month, I’ve felt…
On 31 March 2023 Myelopathy.org will open entries for its 2023 Research Award for best piece of research aligned with a RECODE-DCM Top 10 Research Priority: The award (and £200 prize money!) will be given to the author of the…
Another Milestone! Hi All, What a fabulous start to the year we have had in the Virtual Coffee Breaks. At the first get-together we struggled to have everyone online at the same time, so we decided to move the Virtual…
Neurosurgeon and co-founder of Myelopathy.org, Dr Mark Kotter, has been recently featured on Series 5 Episode 1 of the BBC Two programme, Surgeons: At the Edge of Life. Since 2018, this BBC Two programme has been providing an in-depth, behind…