A cervical spinal disc is a piece of soft tissue that is an essential part of each motion segment in the neck. The strong, fibrous outer portion of a spinal disc, called the annulus fibrosus, wraps around the jellylike inner core of the disc, the nucleus pulposus. The disc is prone to degeneration over time, in which the inner core of the disc loses hydration and becomes less pliable. The disc loses height, and the outer annulus fibrosis weakens, bulges, and develops tears. It is thought that as the degenerated disc loses its height and pliability, pain may be caused by abnormal micro-motion in the vertebral segment. The degenerating disc itself may become a source of pain, as the inflammatory proteins from the inner core of the disc may affect nerve fibers in the outer annulus. The disc space may collapse enough to compress a nearby nerve root, leading to radiating arm pain known as cervical radiculopathy.

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