Neck Disc Herniation Treatment in Uijeongbu, Korea

When a cervical disc bulges or ruptures and presses on a nerve, causing neck pain that spreads into the shoulder, arm or hand with tingling or weakness.

In short: When a cervical disc bulges or ruptures and presses on a nerve, causing neck pain that spreads into the shoulder, arm or hand with tingling or weakness.

What is Neck Disc Herniation?

The cervical spine has discs between each vertebra that act as shock absorbers. With age, strain or long hours looking down at screens, the soft centre of a disc can push through its outer ring and press on a nerve root. The result is neck pain plus symptoms that travel down the arm, which is why a neck disc is treated in neurosurgery: the problem is the compressed nerve.

Common symptoms

• Neck pain and stiffness
• Pain spreading to the shoulder blade, arm or fingers
• Tingling, numbness or pins and needles in the hand
• Weak grip or dropping objects
• Headache at the base of the skull

What causes it?

• Age-related disc degeneration
• Prolonged forward head posture (phones, laptops)
• Sudden injury such as whiplash
• Heavy lifting and repetitive overhead work

How it is diagnosed at Yonsei Leaders

Diagnosis combines a neurological examination (reflexes, strength and sensation in each arm), X-ray and, where nerve compression is suspected, MRI. A nerve conduction study helps distinguish a neck nerve problem from carpal tunnel syndrome at the wrist.

Non-surgical treatment options

• C-Arm Guided Spinal Injection: A spinal injection delivered under live X-ray (C-Arm) guidance so medication reaches the exact inflamed nerve or joint, with no incision and no…
• Selective Spinal Nerve Block: An injection that calms an irritated spinal nerve root, confirmed on C-Arm imaging, to reduce radiating pain into the arm or leg.
• Epidural Adhesiolysis: A thin, flexible catheter is guided into the epidural space to loosen scar-like adhesions around nerves and wash out inflammatory substances, an…
• Manual Therapy: One-to-one hands-on treatment by a trained therapist to release tight muscles, mobilise stiff joints and correct posture and alignment.
• Physical Therapy: Yonsei Leaders' staged physical therapy programme: Heat, Electro, Align and Loosen, combining heat, electrical stimulation, manual alignment and…
• Nerve Conduction Study and EMG: Electrical tests (TruTrace EMG) that measure how well nerves and muscles work, to diagnose pinched nerves, carpal tunnel syndrome and neuropathy.

Your plan is tailored after examination; many patients combine a targeted procedure with manual therapy and exercise for longer-lasting results.

Self-care tips

• Raise screens to eye level
• Take a posture break every 30–40 minutes
• Sleep with a supportive, not too high, pillow
• Avoid heavy overhead lifting during flare-ups

When to seek urgent care

Seek urgent care if you develop progressive arm or leg weakness, clumsiness of both hands, difficulty walking or changes in bladder or bowel control.

Book: call 031-874-7500. Yonsei Leaders Neurosurgery Clinic, 3F Yugyeong Bldg II, 181 Hoeryong-ro, Uijeongbu, Korea, 1 minute from Balgok Station Exit 2. Open Mon–Fri 09:00–20:00, Sat 09:00–14:00. See directions and international patient help.

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