Neck pain is common, with around 15% of the population reporting a new episode each year. Put another way, around half of the adult population will have neck pain during any six month period and for 5% the pain causes some disability. Recurrence and persistence of neck pain are also only too common. There is a form of neck pain called cervical radiculopathy which is even more troublesome. Cervical radiculopathy radiates into the arm and causes numbness, weakness and tingling in the arm and shooting pains. Fortunately, cervical radiculopathy is one of the less common forms of neck pain.
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