4 Weakness
Another similar issue is weakness. That is to say that while the signal might be getting through the compressed spine, it could be weaker than it normally would be. That is liable in turn to affect your ability to recruit muscle fiber: in other words, you might become less able to generate the kind of strength and power from your muscles that you would normally need to.
The result is that you become weaker, with no real explanation or obvious reason.
And because the nerves traveling down the spine and neck can lead to any part of the body, this weakness may be felt anywhere.
Every time that you want to move a muscle, lift your arm, or do anything else, your brain will first make the intention to do so by lighting up the relevant part of the motor cortex. This signal then needs to travel through the neck and to the relevant part of the body – so damage to the neck can be felt anywhere in the body.