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Otherwise known as non specific or diffuse neck pain. In the vast majority of cases will settle spontaneously. |
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Acute stretching and sprain of the neck frequently results after motor vehicle accidents and other sudden deceleration injuries. Injury to muscle ligaments, disc and nerve may result |
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Pressure on the nerve roots as they exit the spine may cause pain and numbness radiating down to the arms, this condition is known as cervical radiculopathy. |
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Cervical Disc Prolapse or herniated nucleus pulposus and cervical degeneration (ageing) may cause spinal canal narrowing and pressure over the cervical spinal cord. |
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Ossification of this ligament which runs behind the vertebral body and in from of the spinal canal may cause canal narrowing and cervical spinal cord compression. |
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Degeneration and head or neck injury may cause instability of the cervical spine. |
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Cervical Spine Problems |
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Various upper cervical injuries will require spine stabilization and fusion techniques. We can perform various types of fusion surgeries for any form of upper cervical spine injury or disorder. |
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Lower or subaxial cervical spine injuries again can cause problems, these can be treated using modern fusion techniques. |
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Pain, Instability and catastrophic neurological deficit may be as a result of tumour processes in the cervical spine. Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy and if indicated Surgery for decompression and stabilization are the current mainstays of treatment. |
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