Trauma to the neck (injury)

Neck | Orthopaedics | Trauma to the neck (injury) (Disease)


Description

Auto accidents, injuries resulting from sports activities, sudden movements and incorrect lifting of loads - all these events can lead to different types of neck injuries and neck pain. The neck is a vital part of the body that is quite vulnerable and prone to pain in various damage from accidents, sports events and as a result of improper handling of weights.

The trauma which may have their neck (cervical) are: Whiplash is a neck pain caused by over-extension neck (ligament strain) following a violent car accident, where the car was hit from behind. This is the most common type of injury seen on the neck area, which are damaged soft tissues of neck, including muscles, ligaments and nerves.

Symptoms can be varied: from sore throat, stiffness of his headaches, dizziness, tingling, numbness and weakness of the neck and limbs. Incorrect position or positions difficult time maintained by one person working on the computer, for example, inadequate sleep with a pillow or bed lecture can cause neck muscle tension.

Over time, this muscle can cause discomfort and neck pain. Some injuries, especially those related to sports activities may involve forcing the muscles and ligaments stretching neck. This type of damage is accompanied by neck pain are worse from any motion made.

Causes and Risk factors

An accident in the neck can affect the spinal cord where the accident is severe enough to destroy the spinal bones that are designed to protect the spinal cord. Spinal cord injury can cause partial or total paralysis or death. Auto accidents or diving in the following places unknown injuries after sports events can cause disease in the spinal cord.

Diagnosis and treatment

With rest and anti-inflammatory drugs (ibuprofen, naproxen), feeling of tightness and stretching, usually heals over time. Injury to the intervertebral disc - a result of actions that involve lifting heavy objects, can be affected spinal discs and nerves in the neck may experience irritation, causing pain that descends from the neck to foot. ...