Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DO It can be tricky to pinpoint the cause of pain at the base of your skull, the area ...

Degenerative conditions of the disc without protrusion causing neck pain may also cause radicular pain, but these are usually slow in onset, and the pain pattern is not as easily localized.

BALTIMORE, Md. (Ivanhoe Newswire) - Neck pain, shoulder pain, back pain, arm pain—these can all be caused by a herniated disc. If left untreated, it can become debilitating and lead to nerve damage.

The prevalence of nontraumatic neck pain in the United States is 10%. The anatomic source may be myofascial, ligamentous, osseous, neurologic, cutaneous, or visceral. Possible causes include ...

A cervical intervertebral disc can prolapse (hernia or rupture) asymptomatically or may produce neck pain, nerve root compression (radiculopathy) or spinal cord compression (myelopathy). Surgery is ...