Can Cervical Spine Problems Cause Headache?
Nerve root dysfunction, which is usually secondary to
Cervical (neck) disk syndrome involves pain, numbness, and muscular spasm of the neck, radiating to the shoulders, caused by irritation and compression of the cervical nerve roots by a protruding intervertebral disk.
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