Pain in the neck and shoulder radiating down the neck causes more concern for compression of a nerve in the neck than bursitis. It may be appropriate to get imaging of the neck or shoulder ...

Pinched nerves can cause pain to radiate or travel into different areas of the body. When the pinch occurs in the neck, a person may notice pain in their arms. If it occurs in the lower back, the ...

Dad, 45, thought he had a pinched nerve in his neck. A rare cancer was to blame As an employee of the U.S. Postal Service, Len Barchanowicz led an active life and had few health problems.

Burners/stingers involve injuries to the brachial plexus which are the nerves in the neck and upper torso. The result is intense pain that runs through the neck and shoulder.

If the shoulder blade is involved in a patient’s pain pattern, it significantly increases the likelihood that the origin of their symptoms is their neck or upper back.

Last summer Len Barchanowicz, 45, experienced sharp pangs in his neck that felt like a pinched nerve. After about a week, his symptoms intensified and he experienced chest pain and trouble ...

As an employee of the U.S. Postal Service, Len Barchanowicz led an active life and had few health problems. His neck pain was due to an orange-sized tumor.

Dad, 45, thought he had a pinched nerve in his neck. A rare cancer was to blame As an employee of the U.S. Postal Service, Len Barchanowicz led an active life and had few health problems.