Cervical radiculopathy (CR) is a common disease of cervical spine, which is mainly caused by neurodegeneration, middle-aged and old people, and is senility disease. The main clinical manifestations were stiff neck and shoulder pain, limitation of movement, upper limb soreness, radiation pain, numbness and abnormal sensation. This article summarizes the treatment of cervical radiculopathy with traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine by exploring the etiology and main clinical analysis index of nerve root disease.