I ended up with the surgery (fusion) when PT couldn't ease the pain, or stop the electric shock down my left arm and the numbness in my left hand. I recovered really well. I ride an upright bike now, but have good mobility in my neck. I can't sustain looking up for very long, and I've foregone the pedal clips because falling wouldn't be a good thing, but really I'm happy with the outcome. I hope you find the solution (preferably non-surgical, but surgical wasn't the end of my world) because a "pain in the neck" is NO FUN!

Deb

PS. I'm 47