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What Causes Severe Neck Pain?
Brief Answer:
We need to find the cause of the neck pain, then address treatment
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX Thanks for coming to HealthCareMagic.
There are unfortunately many many causes of Neck pain. So to try and make our discussion useful to you and narrow down the possibilities. I would like you to try and answer the following questions to the best of your knowledge. The more information you can give me the more useful I can be to you.
1. How did the pain start? When did it start? Was it sudden or gradual?
2. Does the pain have a pattern? For instance its it worse in the morning and gets better through the day?
3. Can you describe where in the neck the pain starts? Does it move to other places or does it stay in one place?
4. When your husband bends forward or backward, does the pain change in any way?
5. What brings on or increases his pain and what makes you feel better? This includes whether you feel better with activity or with rest.
6. Does he have any related symptoms, such as leg pain, weakness, or numbness; or problems with his bowels or bladder.
7. Do you know if he has had any spine problems since birth (congenital spine problems).
8. Has he ever been diagnosed with any type of arthritis?
9. Has he ever injured his back or neck in any way?
10. Last but certainly not least, does he smoke?
If you can answer these questions for me, it will go a long way to figuring out what is going on and helping me work with you on a plan to deal with this pain.
Looking forward to your reply,
We need to find the cause of the neck pain, then address treatment
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX Thanks for coming to HealthCareMagic.
There are unfortunately many many causes of Neck pain. So to try and make our discussion useful to you and narrow down the possibilities. I would like you to try and answer the following questions to the best of your knowledge. The more information you can give me the more useful I can be to you.
1. How did the pain start? When did it start? Was it sudden or gradual?
2. Does the pain have a pattern? For instance its it worse in the morning and gets better through the day?
3. Can you describe where in the neck the pain starts? Does it move to other places or does it stay in one place?
4. When your husband bends forward or backward, does the pain change in any way?
5. What brings on or increases his pain and what makes you feel better? This includes whether you feel better with activity or with rest.
6. Does he have any related symptoms, such as leg pain, weakness, or numbness; or problems with his bowels or bladder.
7. Do you know if he has had any spine problems since birth (congenital spine problems).
8. Has he ever been diagnosed with any type of arthritis?
9. Has he ever injured his back or neck in any way?
10. Last but certainly not least, does he smoke?
If you can answer these questions for me, it will go a long way to figuring out what is going on and helping me work with you on a plan to deal with this pain.
Looking forward to your reply,
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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