cervical nerve root compression

Cervical Radiculopathy

Definition

 

Clinical diagnosis

- based on a sclerotomal distribution of motor &/or sensory symptoms or signs

 

Caused by impingement of exiting nerve roots

- HNP

- zygo-apophyseal / facet joint hypertrophy

- neuro-central joint hypertrophy

 

May be acute or chronic

 

Epidemiology

 

M>F

 

Peak age 50-54

 

C7 > C6