Cervical radiculopathy, also known as a pinched nerve, happens when a nerve in the neck becomes irritated or compressed. It can be very painful and may affect a person’s quality of life. Usually, it ...

A 46 year-old woman presented with pain in the neck for several months followed by a rapidly progressive quadriparesis over two days. Schwannoma: (Left) T2-weighted sagittal MRI of the cervical spine; ...

Radiculopathy, or a pinched nerve in the spine, can cause symptoms, including pain, weakness, and numbness. Pain relievers, steroids, and physical therapy can help treat radiculopathy. A doctor may ...

The diagnosis is made using the patient's history and clinical evaluation. A gait abnormality characterized by poor coordination should alert the examiner to the possibility of cervical cord ...

This patient has multilevel cervical spondylosis and cervical radiculopathy. Cervical spondylosis is a chronic degenerative process of the intervertebral disks and facet joints. Degeneration of the ...

Mr. P is a 45-year-old airplane mechanic with a 5-year history of intermittent neck pain, occipital headaches, bilateral shoulder pain, interscapular pain and left arm pain. His condition has not ...

Background A 64-year-old woman presented to an outpatient clinic with a 2-year history of itch, burning sensation and intermittent paresthesias within the innervation territory of the sixth cervical ...

There are conditions that deserve special consideration because their presentation may mimic pain of neck origin. When these conditions coexist with primary neck pain, they render the separation of ...