The truth about Cervical radiculopathy:


According to Rhee JM et al (2007):
1. Cervical radiculopathy is a disorder involving dysfunction of cervical nerve roots that commonly manifests as pain radiating from the neck into the distribution of the affected root.
2. Acute cervical radiculopathy generally has a self-limited clinical course, with up to a 75% rate of spontaneous improvement. Thus, nonsurgical treatment is the appropriate initial approach for most patients.
3. When nonsurgical treatment fails to relieve symptoms or if a significant neurologic deficit exists, surgical decompression may be necessary.
4. Surgical outcomes for relief of arm pain range from 80% to 90% with either anterior or posterior approaches.

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