Common Neck Problems

Cervical axial pain

Pain occurring in all or part of a corridor extending from the inferior occiput to the superior interscapular region, localizing to the midline or paramidline.

Cervical radicular pain

✔ Pain involving the shoulder girdle or distal areas

✔ Manifests as pain in the upper limb

Cervical Spine

Functions to support and stabilize the head

Protect the spinal cord

Nucleus Pulposus

Gelatinous inner portions of the disks

Cervical Strain

A musculotendinous injury produced by an overload injury

resulting from excessive forces imposed on the cervical spine.

Cervical Sprain

Overstretching or tearing injuries of spine ligaments.

Cervical Radiculopathy

A pathologic process involving neurophysiologic dysfunction of

the nerve root.

Cervical Radicular Pain

Represents a hyperexcitable state of the aected nerve root.

Cervical nerve root injury

Most commonly caused by cervical intervertebral disk herniation (CIDH).

MRI

imaging modality of choice in investigating cervical radiculopathy

TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation)

is helpful in the management of various musculoskeletal and neurogenic disorders

NSAIDS

first line of pharmacologic interventions prescribed to treat cervical radiculopathy

Cervical spondylitic myelopathy

most common cervical cord lesion after middle age

average age at onset is 50 years or older, and men predominate

Whiplash Syndrome

Rear-end collisions represent the most common pattern of