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Neck Arthritis Treatment

The type of neck arthritis treatment prescribed by your doctor will depend on the severity of your neck pain, the limits on your mobility, how far the degeneration has progressed, and other factors. The most common course of treatment for neck arthritis symptoms is conservative, or non-surgical, methods. When a patient’s mobility remains compromised after conservative treatments, or if chronic pain persists, a health care provider may suggest surgery as an option.

There is no known cure for arthritis, and most patients will experience long-term effects from this disease. When a person is diagnosed with neck arthritis, or cervical osteoarthritis, most health care providers will present their patients with a wide variety of options for conservative neck arthritis treatment, including:

• Physical therapy – Exercise to strengthen the neck muscles
• Hot or cold therapy – Heat pads to increase circulation or cold pads to reduce swelling
• Pain medicine – Over-the-counter drugs like acetaminophen or ibuprofen, as well as prescription pain killers
• Anti-inflammatory injections – Cortisone or steroidal solutions to numb pain
• Behavior modification – Avoiding activity that might exacerbate neck arthritis symptoms
• Chiropractic therapy – Including traction or non-surgical spinal decompression therapy
• Others – Acupuncture, massage, cervical pillows

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If cervical spine arthritis sufferers discover that their quality of life has not improved significantly after months of conservative treatment, they may begin to look into the option of spinal decompression surgery. Since the pain associated with cervical osteoarthritis usually can be attributed to irritated nerve roots that become compressed as the spinal structure degenerates, this procedure is designed to take the pressure off those nerves, thereby reducing irritation and pain.

At Laser Spine Institute (LSI), our award-winning surgeons employ a gentle, endoscopic approach to neck arthritis treatment. If you’re tired of living with the pain and restricted range of motion that often comes with cervical osteoarthritis, contact LSI for a free review of your MRI or CT scan, and to learn how a minimally invasive, outpatient procedure can help you get your life back.

Please note: Laser Spine Institute currently does not perform endoscopic procedures on the thoracic spine.