Cervical Radiculopathy
Common Symptoms And Reasons For Cervical Radiculopathy
Cervical radiculopathy, or pinched nerve, is known to be a condition that leads to neurological dysfunction. This is caused by compression and inflammation of some of the nerve roots of the neck or cervical spine. Neurological dysfunction involves radiating pain, weakness of muscles, and even numbness.
Cervical is a Latin word for ‘cervix’ and it means neck. Most people get confused in cases of cervical radiculopathy as the problem is in the neck and not in the cervix.
The nerves that connect to a person’s cervical spine or neck also extend to other body parts, like:
- Shoulders
- Arms
- Chest
- Upper back
Due to this, the neurological symptoms that are caused by cervical radiculopathy easily radiate down from the neck to other parts of the body. It also depends on the affected nerve root. However, cervical radiculopathy affects one side of the body.
The common symptoms of cervical radiculopathy are:
- When a person starts facing pain in the neck and lumbar region along with shooting pain.
- Tingling in the upper extremity, lower extremities, etc.
- Also, it is caused by nerve root irritation in the neck because of disc herniations, spine narrowing, degenerative disc disease, etc.
- Muscle weakness or weak reflexes
