Pain in the Neck and Lower Back
by Jason Huffman Huffman Clinic at Napa Valley Orthopaedics
Since there are many potential causes of neck and back pain,
it’s important you seek medical attention. This is especially true if you have
experienced any sort of injury or trauma to your neck that is causing your
pain, your pain is severe and not improving after one week, or your pain keeps
you up at night.
Associated symptoms that require medical attention
include:
- Painful, burning sensation in shoulders, neck or arms
- Tingling, numbing, and weakness throughout the arm(s) or leg(s)
- Headaches or dizziness
- Vision challenges
- Declining control over bladder or bowel
- Decreased balance
- A sense of instability in the neck
- Sudden temperature changes/ experiencing fevers and/or chills
- Sudden weight loss
Common Causes of Neck Pain
Your neck consists of bones, ligaments, discs, muscles, and nerves that make up the top part of your spinal cord. Injuries or diseases to any of these structures may lead to neck pain.
Over time, arthritis of the neck (cervical spondylosis) may result from bony spurs and problems with ligaments and discs. The spinal canal may narrow (stenosis) and compress the spinal cord and nerves to the arms, causing neck pain.
Lower Back Pain
The most common symptom of a herniated disc is sciatica, caused by pressure on the spinal nerve. Sciatica is a sharp, often shooting, pain that extends from the buttocks down the back of one leg.
Other symptoms include:
- Weakness in one leg
- Tingling or numbness in one leg or buttock, due to a malfunctioning nerve
- Loss of bladder or bowel control
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