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What Causes Discomfort And Chronic Neck Pain In An Elderly Person?

I seem to have a serious neck pain and don t seem to rotate it well. Always causes pain am 70 years old. Can t breathe very well and have got a very bad knee. Am I suffering from depression as I was always pretty fit I had pneumonia about 2 years ago and have never felt the same since I was ill.yours faithfully Caroline serocold
Thu, 6 Aug 2015
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Hello dear!
I have gone through your query and understood your concerns!
Thank you for sharing them on healthcaremagic.
At your age chronic pain is possible due to multiple diagnoses. I would take care about two of them.
The first, neck vertebra pathologies.
Cervical spondyloarthrosis sometimes associated with osteoporosis is a common condition in elderly people. You have to consult a rheumatologist and have a X-ray examination to rule out this condition.
The second, Depression.
Depression is a disorder that can be associated with a couple of symptoms which may not have an organic relation. You may feel tired, and have chronic pain if you are not treated well in this field. So I would also recommend you a meeting with your psychiatrist to evaluate the depression.
I hope this answer was helpful to you!
I would appreciate a lot if you rate as helpful my answer and write a short review about your experience with me.
Thank you and best regards!
DR ERIOL
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What Causes Discomfort And Chronic Neck Pain In An Elderly Person?

Hello dear! I have gone through your query and understood your concerns! Thank you for sharing them on healthcaremagic. At your age chronic pain is possible due to multiple diagnoses. I would take care about two of them. The first, neck vertebra pathologies. Cervical spondyloarthrosis sometimes associated with osteoporosis is a common condition in elderly people. You have to consult a rheumatologist and have a X-ray examination to rule out this condition. The second, Depression. Depression is a disorder that can be associated with a couple of symptoms which may not have an organic relation. You may feel tired, and have chronic pain if you are not treated well in this field. So I would also recommend you a meeting with your psychiatrist to evaluate the depression. I hope this answer was helpful to you! I would appreciate a lot if you rate as helpful my answer and write a short review about your experience with me. Thank you and best regards! DR ERIOL