The 5 Step Approach to Dealing with Chronic Neck Pain

chronic neck pain managementChronic neck pain can severely reduce quality of life but many patients are only being given palliative treatments, enduring failed surgical interventions, or muddling through with alternative pain therapies of which they’re unsure.

In a forum at PAINWeek 2013, Dr. Ted Jones of the Behavioral Medicine Institute, Knoxville, Tennessee, noted a 5-step strategy for coping with chronic pain that can help patients improve their quality of life by empowering them to change their perceptions of pain. The 5 steps are: Read more

Preventing Future Deaths from Football Neck Injury

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Malcom Floyd is out indefinitely after serious neck injury last week.

A tragic accident in a preseason scrimmage last week resulted in the death of high school footballer, De’Antre Turman, from a broken neck. This week, San Diego Chargers’ wide receiver Malcom Floyd also suffered a neck injury while playing football which saw him stretchered off the field.

Are neck injuries, and even fatalities, a simple fact of footballing life? Is enough being done to stop them happening? Read more

Antibiotics – Are They Causing Your Neck Pain?

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Peripheral nerve damage and neck pain need adding to this list of fluoroquinolone's adverse effects.

There are many causes of pinched nerves in the neck and resulting neck pain but new guidelines highlight how your neck pain might be triggered by antibiotics taken for an unrelated condition. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now requires peripheral neuropathy to be listed more prominently as a possible side effect of fluoroquinolone antibiotics, with potentially serious and permanent nerve damage a risk even with short term use of these antibacterial drugs. Read more

Relieving Neck Pain, Arthritis, and Spinal Degeneration

inflammation arthritis neck pain Ankylosing-SpondylitisNeck pain can be a result of arthritis and spinal degeneration so what can you do to ward off the effects of wear and tear on the spine? Or, if you have already accumulated that wear and tear, how can you give your body the best shot at repairing the damage and possibly even reversing spinal arthritis to relieve neck pain? Read more

Migraine, Neck Pain, and Fibromyalgia

migraines and neck pain and fibromyalgiaRates of fibromyalgia in the US stand at about 1-2%, with women disproportionately affected, or at least more commonly diagnosed with the condition. Fibromyalgia, neck pain, and migraines often occur in combination, with many people initially putting the pain and tension down to stress and failing to get a proper diagnosis from their physician. Read more