Neck Pain, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

This book describes Neck Pain, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases

A Neck pain is actually that a pain in the neck and I do not mean it metaphorically.

Due to its location and range-of-motion, the neck is often left unprotected and at risk for injury.

The sensation of neck pain can range from mild discomfort to severe disabling, chronic pain.

Acute neck pain is termed a crick in the neck, facet syndrome or muscular rheumatic disease.

A chronic neck pain persisted more than 3 months.

Neck pain is a frequent complaint.

Neck muscles can be strained from poor posture whether it is leaning over the computer or hunching over the workbench.

Osteoarthritis also is a frequent cause of neck pain.

Infrequently, neck pain can be a feature of a more serious disorder.

The patient should always consult a doctor if the neck pain is followed by numbness or loss of strength in the arms or hands or if the patient has shooting pain into the shoulder or down the arm.

Neck pain is more often seen in women than men.

Everyone will have pain in the neck at some point in their life.

The neck is flexible and supports the weight of the head, so it can be vulnerable to injuries and conditions that cause pain and restrict motion.

The neck is especially susceptible to injury, particularly in falls, car accidents, and sports, where the muscles and ligaments of the neck are compelled to move outside of their normal range.

If the neck bones (cervical vertebrae) are fractured, the spinal cord may also be injured.

Many people have neck pain or stiffness occasionally.

In many cases, it is caused by poor posture or overuse of the neck joints.

Occasionally, the neck pain is produced by injury from a fall, contact sports, or whiplash.

Most of the time, neck pain is not a serious disorder and can be alleviated within a few days.

But in some cases, neck pain can suggest serious injury or illness and need a doctor’s treatment.

Neck pain or stiffness can happen for a range of factors.

Muscle tension and strain
This is normally because of activities and behaviors such as:
1. Poor posture
2. Working at a desk for too long without altering position
3. Sleeping with the neck in a bad location
4. Jerking the neck during exercise

Causes of neck pain and problems may be:
1. Injury to the soft tissues especially the tendons, muscles and ligaments
Rear-end auto collisions often result in whiplash injury, which happens when the head is jerked backward and then forward, straining the soft tissues of the neck.

2. Herniated disk in the neck
3. Arthritis of the spine in the neck (cervical spondylosis) can impinge a trapped nerve produced by a bulge in one of the discs between the vertebrae

4. Cervical (neck) disk degeneration

Similar to the other joints in the body, the neck joints are likely to degenerate with age.

Osteoarthritis causes the cushions (cartilage) between the bones (vertebrae) to deteriorate.
The body then develops bone spurs that involve the joint motion and produce pain.

5. A joint or muscular disorder such as Bursitis:

A bursa is a sac of fluid over the joints which supply a cushion to the joints and muscles.
These bursae can turn into swollen, stiff, and painful after damages,

6. Problems of the vertebrae and bones present at birth (congenital)

7. Worry and stress cause tension in the muscles of the neck and pain

8. Falling asleep in an awkward position cause the muscles of the neck to spasm on one side or tortocillis

9. Diseases
Certain disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, meningitis or cancer, can produce neck pain.

10. Heart attacks can cause neck pain

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Neck Pain
Chapter 2 Cervical Radiculopathy
Chapter 3 Torticollis
Chapter 4 Whiplash Injury
Chapter 5 Neck Injury
Chapter 6 Cervical Spondylosis
Chapter 7 Brachial Nerve Injury
Chapter 8 Herniated Disk
Epilogue