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Thank you SO much for your reply! I think you have hit the jackpot. Just read this article on Cervical nerve root irritation. It states: "In all instances the symptoms are aggravated by certain motions and positions of the neck. Sewing, reading, driving a car, or any occupation or pleasure which necessitates holding the neck in flexion, hyperextension, rotation or lateral bending for any length of time increases the symptoms." And " In most instances the symptoms are worse at night and the patients have difficulty sleeping." It also says that people are often diagnosed with migraines. I have noticed that my headaches often occur after doing Pilates with weights (though low weight), knitting, bicycling, walking the dog on a leash, who pulls, and holding a folder with music in it, in front of me. I did have a MRI of the cervical spine in 2022 with diagnosis some degenerative disc disease, and also: "no impingement of the spinal cord, or evidence of impingement of the nerve roots." However, I have often wondered, if this MRI showed everything. I have had some tingling of the hands, but not a lot. I am extremely reluctant to get surgery for this. My neurologist will give me a nerve injection in the occipital nerve next month. I can ask for an EMG/nerve conduction study, but which specialist would be the most appropriate to see next? A nerve specialist?? Spine specialist?? Thank you!