What are the symptoms of referred pain from the Cervical and Thoracic Spine?
• Radiating pain into the arm, neck, chest, and/or shoulders • Numbness or tingling in fingers or hands may also be present • Muscle weakness • Poor coordination, particularly in the hands. Depending on what level the problem is occurring (meaning at which cervical vertebra), the pain and weakness will be experienced in different areas. Damage to the nerve root between the C4 and C5 vertebrae (C5 root) will result in • Pain at the base of the neck that radiates to the shoulder and upper arm • Weakness in the biceps, with some numbness over the shoulder. Damage to the nerve root at the C5 – C6 level (C6 root) will result in • Pain that radiates from the neck to shoulder and scapula, down the outside (lateral) surface of the arm. • Weakness in the biceps, with numbness along the thumb and index finger. Damage to the nerve root at C6 – 7 (C7 root) will result in • Pain from the neck and shoulder down the outside (lateral) surface of the arm, to the middle finger. • Weakness in the triceps
