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Neck Pain

About Neck Pain

If you suffer from neck pain, you’re far from alone. According to a survey from the National Centers for Health Statistics, about 15 percent of Americans will experience severe neck pain in any three-month period. That means 45 million people are suffering from neck pain at any given time. About two-thirds of the U.S. population – more than 200 million people – will experience neck pain at some point in their lifetime.

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Causes

Acute Neck Pain Causes

The most common causes of neck pain—muscle/tendon strains and ligament sprains—heal within a few days or weeks. Many cases of strains and sprains result from overuse or overextension, such as from:

  • Poor posture
  • Sleeping in an awkward position
  • Repetitive motions
  • Trauma

Chronic Neck Pain Causes

When neck pain lasts or keeps coming back over a period of several months, it is typically due to spinal degeneration from wear-and-tear over time (also called cervical spondylosis).

  • Cervical degenerative disc disease
  • Cervical osteoarthritis
  • Cervical herniated disc

Other Neck Pain Causes

Other causes of neck pain could include:

  • Emotional stress
  • Infection
  • Myofascial pain syndrome
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Spinal tumor
  • Spondylolisthesis

Symptoms

Neck pain usually involves one or more of the following symptoms and signs:

  • Stiff neck
  • Sharp pain
  • General soreness
  • Radicular pain
  • Cervical radiculopathy
  • Trouble with gripping or lifting objects
  • Headaches

Treatments

The following treatments may be used to treat neck pain:

  • Anterior cervical fusions
  • Anterior cervical fusion with cages and plates
  • Laminoforaminotomy (cervical and lumbar)
  • Robotic Spine Surgery (ExcelsiusGPS)
  • Epidural Injections
  • Joint Injections
  • Trigger Point Injections
  • Radiofrequency Denervation
  • HF10 Spinal Cord
  • Anterior cervical fusion with cage
  • Anterior cervical fusion with cages and plate
  • Posterior cervical fusion
  • Anterior lumbar interbody fusion
  • Extreme lateral lumbar interbody fusions (XLIF)
  • Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)
  • Pedicle screw fixation

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Puyallup, WA

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