The cervical (neck pain) is pain that is located from base of neck to the binding of the skull. Subsequent to a large extent, people who spend much time sitting down, especially performing clerical and, above all, adopting bad posture.
According to clinical practice there are three types of simple neck pain as the pathogenesis and evolution: acute neck pain or stiffness, neck pain subacute and chronic neck pain.
The first is of short duration, only a few days. Appears spontaneously after a fall, a sudden movement of the neck, the cervical area have submitted a draft … usually manifests itself during the night and is accompanied by a limitation of motion of the head.
In the second case the reason may be the same but the duration is longer, from weeks to months. The pain is moderate and establishes slowly.
Finally, chronic neck pain, very frequent in women, is rather mild. The term extends for years, hence its name, and although mobility is not affected it is true that sudden movements generate acute pain impulses.
In case of having any of these three types, especially the third, the specialist will recommend to perform a radiographic examination. The physician’s prescription shall rest, local heat application and a simple analgesics. Before extending the orthopedic surgeon will assess the recipe, especially for chronic pain, mood or psychological circumstances of the patient.
If not refer pain specialist assigns the following tests: cervical spine plain radiography and laboratory tests. If they show any abnormal or unusual results, request: scans, CT or MRI. They are tests that can point to other ailments of that neck pain is not merely a symptom and require other treatments.
