What sort of disease is cervical myelopathy?

Weakness: This literally means 'muscle weakness coming from the neck' or any kind of 'pinching of the nerves' in the neck causing weakness in the upper extremities. A MRI is the best test to find the source: usually a 'bulging disc' but a tumor needs to be ruled out.

Neurological: The spinal cord in the neck is not working properly. Often this is from pressure on the cord by disk, bone spurs or ligaments. Symptoms can be numbness (often in the hands), weakness, clumsiness, loss of dexterity, poor balance, unsteady walking.