Hernia de disco cervical

Cervical disc hernias are reviewed, their prevalence, pain, clinical diagnosis and further tests required to give the most appropriate treatment. The natural history of cervical disc herniation is benign, with a good response to conservative treatment. The surgical indication is conservative treatment failure and a primary or secondary motor neuron lesion. Surgery has good results with a low complications rate, there being no evidence that it gives better results than any of the available options.