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Brief Outline of Wryneck Wryneck or acute torticollis is a painful neck injury that usually follows a sudden rotational movement of the head. Nerves in the neck are compressed, resulting in muscle spasms, accompanying pain, and loss of movement. Many sports can cause the injury, though it can often arise spontaneously in the morning when waking […]
Brief Outline of Slipped Disc to the neck Cervical discs are shock-absorbing pads of tissue cushioning bones of the cervical spine. A variety of injuries to these discs can cause pain and hamper movement and flexibility of the neck. Slipped discs occur when the gel-like substance leaks from the disc’s interior, following a split or […]
Brief Outline of Neck Injury Injuries to the neck can be serious, particularly in the case of broken or fractured vertebrae. Neck strains are less serious and far more common and involve injury to the muscles or tendons of the neck. Contusions are bruises to the skin and underlying tissue of the neck, usually the […]
Back Pain Low back pain, or lumbago, is very common. 80 per cent of the population experience it at some time in their lives. Most back pain is ‘non-specific’ or ‘mechanical’ – in other words, it results from some minor physical problem in the complex structure of the back, such as a strained muscle, ligament […]
WHAT IS NECK PAIN? Pain located in the neck usually at the back or sides. HOW IS NECK PAIN DIAGNOSED? Neck pain is diagnosed by reviewing the history of the symptoms. In reviewing, the location, intensity, duration, and radiation of the pain will be noted. Any past injury to the neck is also taken into […]