Head and Neck Pain
Your neck is made up of the first seven vertebrae- composing your cervical spine - along with nerves, ligaments, and muscles.
All of these tissues work together to support your head and make movement possible. If there is an issue in any of these structures, like inflammation or injury, you may experience neck pain, stiffness, or headaches.
There are a variety of disorders and diseases that can cause pain in the neck and head. In addition to this, pain caused by your neck can also be felt in your shoulders, arms, and between your shoulder blades, making it difficult to recognize the source of your pain.
Common Symptoms
- A stiff neck
- Sharp or stabbing pain in the neck, shoulders, arms, or between your shoulder blades
- Pain that worsens with movement or extending your neck
- Pain that radiates from your neck to your head, shoulders, or arms
- Numbness, tingling, weakness, or burning pain in your arms or hands may be caused by an inflamed or compressed nerve
- Headache
- Difficulty with balance and walking
- Muscle tightness and spasms in the area around the neck, shoulders, arms, or between the shoulder blades
- Pain that worsens when your head is held in one place for a long period like during driving or working at a computer
Diagnosis
There are many treatments available for this issue but their ultimate probability of success is related to determining an accurate and specific diagnosis. Without an accurate diagnosis, any treatment is much less likely to be successful, which is why many of our patients have failed to get relief from their pain. We hope that by taking a fresh look at your problem, we can maximize your chance of successful relief from this pain.
