Common Symptoms For Cervical Radiculopathy

• Radiating arm pain and/or numbness and tingling

• Neural Foramen Stenosis: Usually due to a ruptured or herniated disc in the cervical spine or narrowing of the exit hole for the nerve also called neural foramen stenosis

• Cervical Spinal Stenosis: May be also associated with cervical spinal stenosis which can lead to spinal cord damage or cervical myelopathy

Treatments & Causes Of Cervical Radiculopathy

• If not associated with spinal cord compression can be initially treated with conservative care
• Conservative options include: Neuropathic medications, physical therapy and manipulation therapy, Cervical Epidural Injections
• Surgery is usually via an ACDF or anterior cervical discectomy and fusion from the front of the neck for refractory cases and/or those with severe neurological issues including spinal canal stenosis.
• When indicated surgery is usually very successful and the benefits far outweigh the risks
• Other causes less common of this type of pain may include shoulder disease, neuropathy, CTS, brachial plexopathy, vascular disease

 

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