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Neck Pain Causes

neck pain causes

No two neck pain causes are alike. Your neck pain is as unique as you are. Yet, everyone with neck pain shares the same goal: to feel better. To reach that goal, it’s helpful to understand the origin of your discomfort. Until a neck pain’s cause or causes is known, it’s difficult to prescribe treatment.

The following are several causes of neck pain:

  • Degenerative disc disease in the neck. This usually develops later in life and can be hereditary.
  • Muscle strain. Perhaps you slept with your head at an awkward angle on your pillow, or you were hunched over the steering wheel for a long drive.
  • Whiplash or fractures. Damage to the cervical vertebrae can be caused by accidents or sudden, drastic shifts in speed.
  • Cervical herniated disc. This occurs when a disc extrudes into the spinal canal and irritates nerves.
  • Osteoarthritis. Also known as facet disease, in this case the cartilage that cushions the vertebrae is deteriorating and the compressed joints between the bones of your spine are causing swelling and irritation.
  • Bone spurs. A potentially painful off-shoot of osteoarthritis, bone spurs are formed when the body tries to compensate for the loss of disc cartilage.
  • Cervical spinal stenosis. The spinal column can become constricted by a bone spur or another obstruction, but this usually is a result of wear-and-tear on the body.
  • Meningitis. Neck pain and stiffness are common symptoms of this dangerous, infectious disease.
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As anyone who suffers from it knows, chronic neck pain causes a severely diminished quality of life. While many causes can be successfully treated through the use of medicine or physical therapy, sometimes only surgery can alleviate your pain. Should that be the case, consider a minimally invasive, outpatient procedure at Laser Spine Institute (LSI). Contact us today to learn more about the causes of neck pain and how they can be treated with our revolutionary endoscopic procedures.

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

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