Neck pain is the most common musculoskeletal problem after back pain. Though neck pain is a very common cause, it is often not possible to make a very clear diagnosis. About two-thirds of adults are experiencing neck pain for a period of their lives. Female gender is more common in stressed and elderly people.
Causes of neck pain include;
- Biomechanical causes
- Neck hernia
- Stress Pain
- Neck spinal cord injury
- Whisplash injury
- Spondilosis
- Rheumatologic causes
- Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory arthiritis
- Fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome
- Metabolic causes
- Metabolic bone diseases
- Postural disturbances
- Dystonia
- Infection
- Tumor
- Reflected pain
In the treatment of neck pain, various types of painkillers, muscle relaxants, depression drugs, cortisone-like drugs are used. Physical therapy, manual therapy, exercise, neck, acupuncture, such as methods are often applied. Interventional pain methods can be performed for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Methods such as neck nerve blockages, epidural injections, facet joint injections, radiofrequency nerve burn treatments, neural therapy, prolotherapy can provide passive or permanent treatment when applied.