Neck pain is a common complaint as the cervical spine is quite mobile, supporting the weight of the head above the immobile thorax.

CAUSES OF NECK PAIN:

Injury to soft tissue, muscles, bones and nerves

Osteoarthritis, Facet joint pain

Disc degeneration, bulge or herniated disc

Spondylosis and bone spur

Whiplash injury caused by abrupt movement of the neck from indirect force as In a car accident can irritate and give constant neck pain.

As in the low back the nerves supplying both arms can be irritated by the disc diseases such as degenerative disc disease, herniated disc, pinched nerve, bone spur, etc. Symptoms of pain are not only in the neck, radicular pain is seen towards the face and top of the head, one or both arms and up to the fingers.

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

RSD can be defined as a syndrome of continuous lil~b pain often burning in nature and usually consequent to injury or a noxious stimulus. The disease presents itself with variable sensory, motor, autonomic and trophic changes.

WHAT CAUSES RSD?

Accidental Injury
Sprain
Dislocation
Fracture - usually of hands, feet or wrists
Traumatic amputation of fingers

Treatment of RSD...

Nerve Blocks
Medications
Physical Therapy
TENS Unit

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Creative Health Center
1012 Druid Road East
Clearwater, Florida 33756
(727) 443-4242

Medical Director
Jayam Krishna Iyer, M.D.
Board Certified in Anesthesiology & Pain Management