Doc Tel Boy

"Cervicalgia" What Is It?



Posted: Friday, March 20, 2009

by Doc Tel Boy
Back Trouble UK



Question: Alison.

Can you tell me what Cervicalgia is as my GP has told me that this is what I am suffering from and it should go away in time with physiotherapy.

I have been in pain since the end February!

Answer:

Cervicalgia is a medical term meaning 'pain in the neck'.

This can arise due to any incident that involves sudden movement of the neck, and in many cases no particular event is remembered.

The nerve roots that arise from the spinal cord in the neck can be affected by sudden stretching or compression, and pain and spasm in the muscles of the neck tend to occur as a result.

Usually neck movements are painful and restricted, and the pain may radiate to the shoulder region. It is also not unusual for sufferers of Cervicalgia to experience pins-n-needles and sharp stabbing pains down one or both arms.

The treatment of Cervicalgia includes local heat treatment, pain-killers, rest, muscle relaxants and physiotherapy.

My regime ( if appropriate for the patient ) would be local heat pads for 1hr four times a day, Diazepam 4mg (Valium) three times a day, Diclomax SR 75mg twice a day and Solpadeine Plus 2 tablets every six hours. After 4 days of treatment introduce Physical Therapy. *Review after 10 days.

In most cases symptoms will settle within a few weeks, but sometimes they can be prolonged.

Lifestyle factors such as position of work (especially for people using VDUs), posture, and type of bed, can all play a part in prolonging this condition.

Physical Therapy, as well as providing local treatments, usually includes advice about lifestyle factors, and exercises to protect and strengthen the spine.

Terry O'Brien

Back Trouble UK

Terry has been involved in General Medicine for over 20 years, he is a keen sports player and still turns out most Saturdays on the Rugby pitch, although his body wishes that he didn't!

Dragged up in Liverpool and supporting the BLUE half of Merseyside. Terry went on to study Medicine and initially serve in HM Forces, serving all over the world and completing just over 15 years service.

Terry launched Back Trouble UK, during 2008, however the Therapist Directory did not go online until January 2009. The main reason that Terry launched the website was so that people in the UK who were suffering from a Back Condition. Would have access to quality, clear, jargon free Back Pain Health Information, and online access to UK Registered Back Pain Practitioners.

At www.BackTrouble.co.uk

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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)
» left by Gary Ringham
from Humberside 3 years 58 days ago.
I have had this problem for over 3 months,
 
Exacerbated by my work station! and my GP's ignorance.
 
Thanks for the info.
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