which suspends it within the 33 vertebrae of the spinal column. Small nerves from the spinal cord branch out from this cylindrical tube. They are called roots and move out through small openings ...

"We have nerve roots that leave the spinal column at every level, and they can become impinged or trapped,” says Zachary McCormick, MD, a physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) physician at ...

Cervical radiculitis (cervical radiculopathy) happens when something presses up against one of the nerve roots near the top of your spine. This pressure is usually caused by a herniated or worn ...

A tingling feeling in a person’s arm may be due to a pinched nerve in the neck, for example. Doctors divide the spinal column into five segments based on the area of the body and the appearance ...

Sometimes, osteoarthritis produces spurs that put pressure on the nerves leaving the spinal column. This can cause weakness and pain in the arms or legs. For people younger than age 45 ...

and extend the spinal column, which is a bony tower of 24 vertebrae that gives the body structure and houses the spinal cord. The spinal cord and its nerves are the means by which the body and ...