
What Causes Discomfort Around Neck Area?

Surgery is the likely treatment of choice in your case
Detailed Answer:
Hi Mam.
I understand your query and concern.
A distance greater than 3 mm usually indicates Atlantoaxial instability/AAI with possible injury to transverse cervical ligament.
In most cases the injury is purely ligamentous and is unlikely to heal.
Therefore these injuries are always treated through surgery with posterior C1-C2 FUSION.
Posterior cervical spinal fusion can successfully treat all symptomatic cases in AAI with ligamentous injury.
If CT scan revealed a bony avulsion injury as a source of failure,a trial of halo bracing(non surgical) may be tried.
Hence I advise you to have a Confirmatory CT scan of the area before validating the above results.
Post your further queries,if any.
Thank you.

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