Neck pain is the most common complaint in most of the patients irrespective of age group.
Causes for Neck pain: Many factors contribute to this complaints such as Obesity, Posture, work, etc
Symptoms
Patients usually present with symptoms like neck pain, radiating pain with tingling sensation in one/ both hands and legs, Weakness of the hands and legs.
Treatment
Most of the neck pain are managed conservatively with Physiotherapy,lifestyle modifications and Analgesics. Usually belts are adviced to be worn while working which maintains posture and hot water fomentation to relieve muscle spasm.
If symptoms progress to radiating pain with tingling sensation and weakness, we advice conservative management with Physiotherapy and Analgesics.
But if conservative measures fail, then patient is adviced surgery.
Surgery - Decided based on prognosis - Decompression/Discectomy/Pedicle Screw Fixation
Seven Hills Hospital, Bengaluru | Call 080 299 15084 / 819 771 9636
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