and other symptoms in the arm and shoulder may be due to injury
of the neck or cervical spine. The seven cervical vertebrae
(spinal bones) in the neck have highly mobile joints so that you
can bend and tilt your neck. Since the neck is exceptionally
flexible, it is susceptible to injury and pain which can be
referred to the shoulder and the arm. (It should be noted,
however, that pain in the arm and shoulder may be due to other
conditions not related to the cervical spine such as frozen
shoulder, strain/sprain syndromes, vertebrae are separated by
discs, which are stiff jelly-like pads that act as elastic
cushions between the spinal bones. Neck, shoulder and arm pain
may be caused by an abnormal bulging or protrusion of a disc in
the cervical spine. The disc may impinge on the spinal nerve
roots or irritate the spinal cord itself. This is also known as
a herniated or disc lesions that can cause arm and shoulder pain
can be acute or chronic. For example, sudden and severe pain
(acute torticollis) can result fr