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Scottish NHS guidance describes nerve root pain in the neck as arm, shoulder-blade or dermatomal pain, with or without neurological signs.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Unilateral or bilateral arm, scapula, periscapular or dermatomal pain +/- neuro signs - myotomal, dermatomal, reflexes changes.”
Nerve root/radicular pain +/- radiculopathy, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Right Decisions (MSK Index), n.d., Warning and presentation.
Open the original- What it measures
- The guidance is a clinical checklist for physiotherapists and doctors assessing neck and arm symptoms.
- What it does not show
- Describes the pattern clinicians look for. It does not give diagnostic accuracy.