Cervical Spine Nerve Root Exam - Everything You Need To Know - Dr. Nabil Ebraheim

Dr. Ebraheim’s educational animated video describes Cervical Spine Nerve Root examination and its indications. Neck pain and shoulder pain or referred pain to the scapula may overlap. Shoulder pain tends to be located on the postero-lateral aspect of the deltoid muscle. Neck pain tends to be localized over the trapezius muscles and may radiate to the upper extremity. Radicular pain from irritation of a nerve root in the cervical spine is associated with paresthesia, numbness or weakness in the dermatomal distribution. The combination of shoulder pain and neck pathology is not uncommon. •Herniated C4-C5 bulge: motor function: C5 shoulder abduction, C5 elbow flexion. Deltoid C5, biceps C5. Sensory C5. Biceps reflex is primarily C5. •Herniated disc C5-C6 bulge: motor function: C6 elbow flexion, C6 wrist extension (extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis), biceps C6, wrist extensors C6. Sensory: thumb and radial hand. C6 brachioradialis reflex. •Herniated disc C6-C7 bulge: C7 elbow extension,