A pinched nerve in the upper part of the spine, known as the cervical spine, can potentially cause dizziness. However, dizziness isn’t a common symptom of a pinched nerve.

While headache is often considered the main symptom of occipital neuralgia (ON), dizziness may also occur with this condition. An older 2016 study notes that up to 50% of people with ON may ...

Spondylosis can also cause dizziness in many patients. Also known as cervical vertigo, the cause of dizziness is either dysfunction of position receptors (located in tiny facet joints of the ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: I am a 79-year-old woman. This month I was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma. I had never been dizzy until this came on me. In addition, my balance is off and I stagger. The tumo… ...

Ortho Dx: Which nerve root is being compressed in this patient? Dagan Cloutier, MPAS, PA-C | Publish Date ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I am a 35-year-old healthy woman. For the past three months I've had a dull, tingling pain that goes from my shoulder to my elbow (feels like my funny bone was hit) and down my ...

A multi-campus research team has developed a novel device for non-invasively measuring cervical nerve activity in humans. The device, described in an article in Scientific Reports, has potential ...

Vertigo and cervical spondylosis are two very painful problems that occur when our body structure is not correct or with age. A person suffering from vertigo deals with problems like sudden ...

Evidence-based recommendations on transcutaneous stimulation of the cervical branch of the vagus nerve to treat cluster headache and migraine in adults. This involves using a small handheld device to ...

Evidence-based recommendations on transcutaneous stimulation of the cervical branch of the vagus nerve to treat cluster headache and migraine in adults. This involves using a ... muscle spasms, hot ...