The cervical spine consists of seven bony vertebrae (C1 through C7) articulating ... and difficulty with fine motor tasks, such as picking up a coin or buttoning a shirt. Nerve-root compression ...

forming nerve roots that branch from your spinal cord, but only 30 dermatomes. Your spinal nerves help to relay sensory, motor, and autonomic information between the rest of your body and your ...

25 The C7 nerve accounts for approximately 20% of these fibers. Because the motor function of the C7 ... and changes in muscle strength, tactile sensory threshold, and two-point discrimination ...

Back to Healio The thinner diameter of the C5 nerve root may be the reason it is more susceptible to damage during cervical surgery than the C6 or C7 nerve roots, according to researchers.

Cervical nerve roots 1 through 7 exit above the corresponding cervical vertebra, and the eighth cervical root exits below the C7 vertebrae. Therefore, a C5-C6 disk herniation affects the C6 nerve ...

“These torn root injuries can cause serious disability and excruciating pain.” The brain is connected to the nerve cells ... at replacing motor-neuron roots, sensory roots have proven to ...

“These torn root injuries can cause serious disability and excruciating pain.” The brain is connected to the nerve cells ... at replacing motor-neuron roots, sensory roots have proven to ...