General Information About Neck Pain
Disease Details and Frequently Asked Questions
Prolonged desk work, postural disorders due to computer/phone use, muscle spasms, cervical calcification (cervical spondylosis), and cervical disc herniation are the most common causes.
Yes, psychological stress and tension can directly trigger mechanical neck pain by causing the muscles in the neck and shoulder area to contract involuntarily (spasm).
Simple muscle pains are usually confined only to the neck area. However, if the pain radiates down to the shoulder, arm, and fingers, and is accompanied by numbness, the suspicion of a cervical disc herniation increases.
If the pain started after a trauma (accident, etc.), spreads towards the arms and causes loss of strength, or does not go away with rest for days, a specialist physician should be consulted.
A physical examination by a physical therapy or orthopedics specialist is usually sufficient. In cases where nerve compression or disc damage is suspected, a Cervical MRI or X-ray is taken.
Patients largely recover with muscle relaxant medications, hot/cold applications, clinical massage (manual therapy), and specific physical therapy exercises that strengthen the neck muscles.
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