When these nerve roots are compressed, it may cause painful or painless radiculopathy. Most commonly, radiculopathy is caused by a herniated disc, overgrown or arthritic joints or instability ... vary ...

Surgery is typically indicated when six months of conservative therapy have not been successful, if there is a neurologic deficit attributable to the cervical disc disease or when the symptoms ...

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 ...