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NECK PAIN OR STIFFNESS

Pain &/or stiffness in the neck is usually due to a minor problem, such as muscle strain or ligament sprain, that does not require treatment. However, if the pain occurs with fever, meningitis is a possibility. Neck pain or stiffness becomes more common as a person gets older & may then be due to a disorder of the bones and joints of the neck.

Recommended Product:
Charak product to reduce Stiffness>>Rymanyl;
Charak product for better Health>>Manoll

Recommended Therapy:
Nasya, PINDA SWEDA

How long have you had pain &/or stiffness in the neck?

Less than 24 hrs

Have you jolted or injured your neck, for eg., in a car accident or fall?

Neck injury

Have you noticed any of the following symptoms?

Difficulty moving an arm or leg

POSSIBLE CAUSE

Your symptoms indicate that there may be spinal damage.

MEDICAL HELP

EMERGENCY! Call an ambulance!

Pain, numbness, or tingling in an arm or leg

Loss of bladder control

None of the above

POSSIBLE CAUSE

Your neck is probably strained &/or bruised.

SELF HELP

Take a NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG & rest lying down. A heating pad placed against your neck may give you additional pain relief. Consult your doctor if you are no better in 24 hrs.

No neck injury

Do you have any of the following symptoms?

Temperature of 100oF (38oC) or above

POSSIBLE CAUSE

MENINGITIS could be the cause of these symptoms.

MEDICAL HELP

EMERGENCY! Call an ambulance!

Severe headache

Abnormal drowsiness or confusion

Dislike of bright light

Nausea or vomiting

None of the above

Does either of the following apply?

Pain is severe enough to prevent movement

POSSIBLE CAUSES

Your neck pain may be due to pressure on a nerve as a result of a PROLAPSED OR HERNIATED DISK or CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS.

MEDICAL HELP

Call your doctor within 24 hrs.

Pain shoots down one arm from the neck

Neither

Can you feel any tenderness or swelling at the sides of the back or theneck?

Yes

Refer chart on 'LUMPS & SWELLINGS'

Did either of the following apply in the 24 hrs before the onset of pain?

You exercised unusually strenuously

POSSIBLE CAUSE

You may have neck strain or TORTICOLLIS.

SELF HELP

Rest your neck as much as possible by lying down & take a NONSTEROIDAL DRUG to ease the pain. Keeping it warm with a heating pad may also help. Consult your doctor if you are no better in 3 days.

You sat or slept in an awkward position

Neither

24 hrs or longer

Which of the following describes your symptoms?

Gradually worsening pain & stiffness over many months

POSSIBLE CAUSE

The cause of your symptoms may be CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS, esply if you are over age 50.

MEDICAL HELP

Make an appointment to see your doctor.

Neck pain with numbness or pain in the arm &/or hand

Neither

If you cannot identify a possible cause for your neck pain or stiffness from this chart,
make an appointment to see your doctor.


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