Sunday, September 09, 2007

NECK PAIN

NECK PAIN

The neck (cervical spine) is composed of vertebrae which begin in the upper torso and end at the base of the skull. The long vertebrae along with ligaments provide stability to the spine. The muscles allow for support and motion.

Neck pain or cervical spine pain is a common ailment occurring in all age groups affecting 50 – 70% of people. Prevalence of neck pain was diagnosed to be common in women 48% than in men 38%.

The neck can be vulnerable to injury and disorders that produce pain and restrict the motion. Since, it is less protected than the rest of the spine.

The most common cause of neck pain is soft tissue abnormalities due to injury or prolonged wear and tear. The factors which cause repetitive strain on soft tissues are prolonged sitting postures in computer professionals with out adequate support, forward head posture, faulty postures during sleep, and overhead tasks in electricians, painters and machine operators.

Proprioception is defined as the perception of positions and movements of the body segments in relation to each other. When there is damage to the mechanoreceptors in the joint, the persistent presence of pain inhibits the surrounding musculature to contract, which impairs the threshold of Proprioception leading to the recurrence of the symptoms.

Cervical spine pain is treated depends on what diagnosis it reveals and most patients are treated successfully. A better understanding of the variety of spine pain population is to cost-effective assessment and management necessary for primary spine care specialist.

To make the rehabilitation holistic, it is necessary to retrain Proprioception of the joint which helps in the reduction of neck symptoms and improvement in general health for self-experienced working ability.

5 comments:

Remy Mel said...
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Remy Mel said...

Let me Break your neck and fix it back...hehehe

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