Neck Pain

Neck Pain Treatment

Cervicalgia or otherwise known as neck pain, can be caused by degenerative disc disease, neck strain, osteoarthritis, cervical spondylosis, spinal stenosis, poor posture, neck injury such as whiplash, a pinched nerve (cervical radiculopathy), spinal tumors or infection.


Most acute neck pain episodes are due to muscle strain or other soft tissue sprains. These can be a product of a motor vehicle accident causing whiplash, a stiff neck from sleeping the wrong way, or lifting something that is too heavy. Conservative treatment like rest, ice, heat, and over-the-counter medications are enough to alleviate pain the patient may need no further intervention. A patient may also want to try physical therapy, and/or chiropractic care.

Progressive or worsening of neurological deficit such as weakness in the arms or loss of feeling could indicate nerve damage. Your doctor may recommend plain x-rays, an MRI, or CT scan. In some cases, an electromyography, EMG/NCV, is needed to assess the health of the muscles and the nerve cells that control them.


Neck pain can be treated with interventional techniques including cervical epidural steroid injections, cervical trigger point injections, occipital nerve blocks, cervical facet injections or medial nerve branch blocks,  or radiofrequency ablation to temporarily turn off a nerve’s ability to send a pain signal to the brain.  Neuromodulation with a spinal cord stimulator may also be used to augment the pain signal. Intrathecal pain pumps are also utilized to help relieve a patient’s pain. The techniques vary depending on each individual patient’s pain complaint and underlying medical condition.

Services For Neck Pain

Cervical Epidural Steroid Injections

Cervical Trigger Point Injections

Occipital Nerve Blocks

Cervical Facet Injections

Radio Frequency Ablation

Spinal Cord Stimulation

Intrathecal Pain Pumps

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