Carpal tunnel syndrome results in numbness and weakness in the hand and wrist. Read more about the symptoms, causes, and treatment of carpal tunnel.
Neck Pain
Most episodes of neck pain are due to muscle strain or soft tissue sprain (ligaments, tendons), but it can also be caused by a sudden force (whiplash). These types of neck pain often improve with time and non-surgical care such as medication and chiropractic manipulation. But if neck pain continues or worsens, there is often a specific condition that requires treatment, such as cervical degenerative disc disease, cervical herniated disc, cervical stenosis, or cervical arthritis.
The exact cause of neck crepitus is not well always well understood, but articular pressure changes, moving ligaments and tendons, or bone-on-bone grinding may each lead to crepitus.
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Cervical Myelopathy Treatment
Learn the conservative (non-surgical) and surgical approaches that are available to treat cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
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Cervical Osteoarthritis Symptoms
There are several symptoms of cervical spinal arthritis that differentiate it from other cases of osteoarthritis.
Nonsurgical treatment options like rest, medication, and exercise are often enough to manage osteoarthritis symptoms.
Cervical osteophytes, also called bone spurs in the neck or cervical spondylosis, commonly occur with aging and do not always generate pain in the neck.
Cervical osteophytes are not painful, but if they impinge on the spinal cord or nearby nerve roots, vertebral discs, or blood vessels, symptoms such as radicular pain, neck stiffness, headaches, and dysphagia may arise.
If bone spurs become symptomatic, there are several non-surgical treatments that can alleviate symptoms including physical therapy, heat and ice therapy, pain medication, and chiropractic manipulation.
