Cervical disc herniations - 'Cervical disc herniations present with symptoms that are analogous to those produced in the lumbar spine. Pain radiating down the arm is a hallmark of an acute disc heniation in the cervical spine. Because of the presenced of the spinal cord, severe disc herniations can cause spinal cord dysfunction, which include weakness in the legs and balance problems. Generally speaking though, the presentation and duration of symptoms in the cervicall spine is similar to that of the lumbar spine. 60-80% of acute symptoms will resolve in 4-6 weeks with rest and other conservative' (Thai WebMD) I've the cervical disc herniations at the CD 5 and 6 on the left side. Take a good look at the picture attached at the neck of the figure, you can count 7 discs from the skull to the beginning of the back spine. In my local, we simply call cervical discs as the pillow bones of the neck as they wrap or support the neck bone(spine). I've been suffered with this symtoms a lot as had it for almost 10 years. I'll tell more about how to cope with my life with existing problem.