Neck, shoulder, upper body & arm pain may be caused by a herniation of a cervical disc!
Pain may be in the neck or shoulder & may travel down the arm. Numbness/tingling are typical & sometimes muscle spasms. Patients with significant arm weakness require immediate medical attention. Surgically, you may be a candidate for a cervical microdiscectomy. In order to access the spine, the surgeon will use tubular dilators (tubes that expand) to create a channel through the neck muscles. The surgeon may then remove a small portion of the lamina & facet joint to reveal t