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 ...

Doctors use Spurling tests to assess possible causes of neck pain. A positive result can indicate a pinched nerve. A Spurling test can help a doctor make a quick assessment about the cause of neck ...

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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 78-year-old woman. Last September I had severe pain in my right hand. The pain was so bad that I had to go to the emergency room, where they did an MRI. Results showed I have ...

A pinched nerve in the upper back occurs when a nerve is compressed or squeezed by surrounding bone or tissue. This may result in symptoms like pain, tingling, or numbness, and can be caused by ...

Degenerative cervical spondylosis is a chronic, progressive deterioration of osseocartilaginous components of the cervical spine that is most often related to aging. Radiographic evidence of ...

If your hands are tingling there could be many different causes. Your hand may have fallen asleep or you may have a pinched nerve indicative of Carpal tunnel. Tingling hands could also signal an ...

DOCTOR. IF YOU’RE FEELING SOME STIFFNESS IN YOUR NECK THAT THEN RADIATES DOWN YOUR ARM. NUMBNESS OR TINGLING OR WEAKNESS IN YOUR HANDS, THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO CONDITIONS THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO TALK TO ...

If you’re a runner (and we’re guessing you are), it is likely you have been confronted with the term ‘sciatica’ at some point – either through a quick Google search to try and identify that nagging ...