What Could Be Causing Your Neck Pain?
Nonsurgical Treatment Options
Treatment depends on the cause of your neck pain. For a pinched nerve in the neck, nonsurgical options can include physical therapy and medication when appropriate. A clinician may consider a steroid injection for selected symptoms. An injection does not remove structural pressure on a nerve. Read the AAOS guide to cervical radiculopathy.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common causes are cervical disc herniation, facet joint arthritis, cervical strain, and degenerative disc disease. Nerve root compression can cause pain that radiates into the arm.
Most neck pain improves with treatment. Neck pain with progressive arm weakness, numbness, or coordination problems warrants prompt evaluation for cervical myelopathy.
Yes. When a cervical disc or bone spur compresses a nerve root, pain and numbness can radiate down the arm - this is cervical radiculopathy, and it is commonly treatable without surgery.