The thinner diameter of the C5 nerve root may be the reason it is more susceptible to damage during cervical surgery than the C6 or C7 nerve roots, according to researchers.In a prospective study ...

Cervical radiculopathy is nerve compression in the neck, causing pain, weakness, or numbness radiating from the neck into the shoulder and arm.

Ortho Dx: Which nerve root is being compressed in this patient? Dagan Cloutier, MPAS, PA-C | Publish Date ...

Herniated C5-6 Disk: (Left) T2-weighted right parasagittal MRI; (Middle) T2-weighted mid-sagittal MRI; (Right) T2-weighted axial MRI at the level of C5-6.Note the large disk herniation between the C5 ...