Neck Pain Facts
Neck pain is
a very common problem and the chances that it is caused by serious disease are
very rare. Health practitioners can help suggest possible ways to
control your pain and advise you of ways to deal with the pain and get on with
your life. It is normal to worry about the cause of your pain and the impact it
may have on your life. Talking with your healthcare provider about these
worries and concerns can be helpful. You will usually find there is no serious
cause of the pain and that there are ways to relieve the symptoms and get you back
to your normal activities.
Often neck
pain episodes will get better on their own as nature takes its course. It’s
important to stay as active as possible as the old adage of bed rest and trying
to completely avoid pain is not the best advice. Most people do just fine by
staying active, coping the best they can, and modifying daily activities as to
not re-agitate the tender tissues.
Back and neck
pain are the most common chronic pain conditions. Back and neck
pain can arise from soft tissues, bony
parts of the back and neck, and joints holding the spine in alignment. It can
arise directly or indirectly from the discs in the back or neck, and it can
occur when nervous tissue, normally protected by the bones of the vertebral
spine, is compressed by those bony elements.
The most common symptoms
of neck pain are pain, stiffness, muscle spasm, clicking and grating, numbness
or tingling, dizziness and/or blackouts.
Neck pain can also come from conditions directly
affecting the muscles of the neck, such as fibromyalgia and polymyalgia
rheumatic. Neck pain is also referred to as cervical pain.
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