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Neck pain
Neck pain is extremely common worldwide, affecting over 1 in 3 adults. It is estimated that about half of all people will have a clinically significant episode of neck pain in their lifetime!
Neck pain has a variety of causes, including physical or mental stress, poor posture, muscle spasms, trauma such as whiplash injury, and age-related degenerative changes (spondylosis) in the neck.
The majority of cases of neck pain can be treated with non-surgical measures such as:
- Rest
- Gentle stretching or massage
- Hot/Cold compresses
- Yoga
- Acupuncture
- Physical therapy
- Medications including NSAIDs, muscle relaxers
- Steroid or anesthetic injections (performed by a doctor such as a physiatrist or pain management specialist)
Surgery is considered for selected patients who have failed these interventions and have a clear structural problem that can be corrected with surgery, such as
- Bone spurs
- Herniated discs
- Overgrown ligaments
- Spinal instability
- Cyst or Tumor
If you have neck pain that is unrelieved by non-surgical treatments, feel free to contact my office for a consultation or imaging review.