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Suggest Treatment For Neck Pain After An Accident
Question: where does neck pain originated after a car accident? Should I consult with a doctor? How could it be resolved? Please be in depth with your answer and thank you very much for using health care magic to answer this question!!!!
Brief Answer:
Consult a neurologist for investigation and evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Neck pain post traumatic may be due to vertebral collapse or fracture, Nerve root compression or muscle spasm.
What are the Mri findings, how much time has passed since injury.
Is there any motor weakness, sensory loss or urinary loss?
For treatment physiotherapy, pain killers and muscle relaxant and pain modulator drugs like pregabalin, gabapentin or amitryptiline may be used.
You can also upload your images for evaluation.
Hope you found the answer helpful
Do get back to me for further queries.
Regards
Dr Neeraj Kumar
Neurologist
Consult a neurologist for investigation and evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
I have gone through your question and understand your concerns.
Neck pain post traumatic may be due to vertebral collapse or fracture, Nerve root compression or muscle spasm.
What are the Mri findings, how much time has passed since injury.
Is there any motor weakness, sensory loss or urinary loss?
For treatment physiotherapy, pain killers and muscle relaxant and pain modulator drugs like pregabalin, gabapentin or amitryptiline may be used.
You can also upload your images for evaluation.
Hope you found the answer helpful
Do get back to me for further queries.
Regards
Dr Neeraj Kumar
Neurologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Sonia Raina
the x-ray the doctor read and said that nerve in the neck was irritated possibly needed operated on by a neurosurgeon but he was not sure because it was due to a motor vehicle accident he does have me in A C collar and a back brace to make sure that until he has me further evaluated by a neurosurgeon he wants to make sure that it does not get worse thanks for looking at the query I will see if I can obtain those xrays and have you have another look at them in the meantime I will think about more questions that I might have for you you can get back to me by tomorrow night if I don't have anything else by then I the only reason I would need you to reply so that I can close the query but for now I am NOT going to close the query I just am looking for the X rays from the doctor so that I can present them to for further evaluation thanks again
Brief Answer:
Continue collar and consult a neurosurgeon or neurologist
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
You need to be examined by a neurosurgeon or neurologist for possibility of any neurodeficit following injury.
Continue the collar.
You may require a CT neck if X-ray showing some bony fracture of dislocation or a MRI if injury to cord , nerve roots is suspected.
Upload xray and visit a neurosurgeon or neurologist.
Regards
Dr Neeraj Kumar
Neurologist
Continue collar and consult a neurosurgeon or neurologist
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
You need to be examined by a neurosurgeon or neurologist for possibility of any neurodeficit following injury.
Continue the collar.
You may require a CT neck if X-ray showing some bony fracture of dislocation or a MRI if injury to cord , nerve roots is suspected.
Upload xray and visit a neurosurgeon or neurologist.
Regards
Dr Neeraj Kumar
Neurologist
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Sonia Raina
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