Neck pain can sneak up on you—a little stiffness in the morning, a twinge after long hours at a computer, or a dull ache that ...

Radiculopathy is the pinching of a nerve root (where nerves join/leave the spinal column). Pinching of the nerve roots can cause pain and numbness in areas controlled by that nerve. Symptoms of nerve ...

The Spurling test helps to diagnose cervical radiculopathy. It’s also called the Spurling compression test or Spurling maneuver. Cervical radiculopathy occurs when a nerve in your neck is pinched near ...

In some cases, a pinched nerve in the upper back can cause chest pain. However, upper back pinched nerves are less common than those that occur in the neck or lower back. Pinched nerves can cause pain ...

Answer: Cervical radiculopathy is caused by inflammation or compression of a spinal nerve in the neck. This is often caused by a cervical disc herniation or by stenosis of the spine. The pain produced ...