Nearly 10% of adults will experience some form of severe neck pain in any given calendar year. Most cases of neck pain have multiple causes, such as inflamed (swollen) muscles, ligaments, joints or ...

3 Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan 4 Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Research Center, Graduate Institute of Injury ...

Cervical arthritis, commonly known as cervical spondylosis or neck osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition that affects ...

The diagnosis was complicated by the presence of right C5–C6 foraminal stenosis compressing on the C6 nerve root sheath on non-contrast MRI, leading to an initial diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy.

Recent-onset cervical radiculopathy is characterized by pain that radiates from the neck to the arm; motor and sensory deficits corresponding to the involved nerve can be present. Symptoms and ...

If the radial nerve is pinched, it can cause numbness in the back of the thumb and make it difficult to cock your thumb at the joints. Possible causes of radial nerve compression include: Cervical ...

Some people experience no symptoms, while others may feel stiffness and/or pain in the neck, shoulders and/or between the shoulder blades. (See also Cervical Radiculopathy.) These conditions can ...

Cervical myelopathy results from compression of the spinal cord in the neck (cervical area of the spine). Symptoms of cervical myelopathy may include problems with fine motor skills, pain or stiffness ...

Symptoms develop when the cartilage discs between the bones of the cervical spine (called vertebrae) deteriorate or become damaged. With age, these gel-like discs can also dry out, causing them to ...