Road maps can be purchased at any petrol station, drugstore, supermarket, discount retailer (WalMart or Target)-- easy to find and not expensive. And yes, KSC is an easy day trip from Orlando -- the Bee Line Expressway is a straight shot - it's toll, but easy peasy.
Most cervical disk syndromes are caused by injuries that involve hyperextension. Edema usually occurs in all cases of cervical disk syndrome. Pain, the most common symptom, usually emanates from the cervical area but may radiate down the arm to the fingers and increase with cervical motion.
Most often a cervical fusion is performed because the spinal disc is causing problems by pushing on a nerve (called a disc herniation). This nerve pressure can cause irritation leading to symptoms of pain, tingling, and numbness in the neck and arms. When a cervical fusion is performed, the disc or fragments of the disc are removed. The bones of the vertebrae are then permanently linked together.