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Scottish NHS guidance lists restricted and painful neck movements among the signs of cervical radiculopathy, a pinched nerve in the neck.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Signs of cervical radiculopathy may include postural changes (e.g. antalgic posture, torticollis fixed flexion or loss of normal lordosis) restricted and painful neck movements”
Nerve root/radicular pain +/- radiculopathy, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Right Decisions (MSK Index), n.d., Diagnosis and presentation.
Open the original- What it measures
- The guidance lists the signs a clinician looks for when a nerve root in the neck may be involved.
- What it does not show
- A sign is a clue, not proof. Neck movement can also be restricted by stiffness or muscle pain, and the guidance says the signs are checked alongside the history.