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If you suffer from chronic neck pain, you may be worried that surgery is your only option to relieve the pain. It is important to know that most neck pain is very responsive to non-surgical treatments and surgery is not often needed. There are a number of things you should know before resorting to surgery to relieve your neck pain – most importantly that less than 5 percent of all people suffering from neck pain need surgery.
So how do you know if you need surgery? These are a few of things you should consider before you make that decision.
1.Have you tried the traditional conservative treatments for neck pain? Examples of conservative treatments include using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and physical therapy. ibuprofen and NSAID drugs are often effective treatments for neck pain that work until the underlying issue resolves itself.
There are many forms of physical therapy that can work to relieve neck pain, such as ultrasound, exercise, massage, or electrical stimulation of the muscles. Stretching exercises can improve mobility and thus ease pain. Chiropractic is another good option, especially if the underlying problem is muscular.
2.If these other conservative treatments have not worked to stop the pain, an x-ray or an MRI can determine if there is some type of structural damage to the cervical spine.
3.If you are experiencing worsening symptoms such as tingling, numbness, or weakness in the arms and shoulders, it may be time to consider surgery. This can be an indicator of some sort of nerve trauma. This is often caused by a ruptured disc that pinches a nerve. Surgery in this case is not always necessary, but if there is spinal cord compression causing weakness, problems walking, and even problems controlling bowel and bladder function, surgery is often required.
If you and your doctor determine that surgery is the best choice for you, you should know that cervical spine surgery is very successful and is not accompanied by much post-operative pain. Age is not a determining factor in an otherwise healthy patient in whether or not to have neck surgery, but it may help determine the type of surgery that is done. Recovery from the surgery and rehabilitation time can be relatively short.
What else can I help you with?
What is neck surgery called?
Neck surgery is an orthopedic surgery.
Why would one need oral maxillofacial surgery?
Oral maxillofacial surgery is often needed to treat diseases and injuries to the head, neck, face and jaw. One might need this type of surgery if they have neck cancer, for example.
What kind of doctor does neck surgery I am looking for specialists.?
It depends on what type of neck surgery. Endocrinologists handle thyroid issues (the thyroid is in the front of your neck) or a orthopedic doctor also does neck surgery. Some neurosurgeons also perform neck surgery if it's related to nerves.
What do I have to know about post weigh loss surgery?
You would need to know the guidelines of this surgery. You would need to know what this diet recommends that you eat. You would also need to know exactly what you need to do.
Could one get neck lift surgery on the NHS in the UK?
Yes one can get neck lift surgery on the NHS in the UK but one must apply and present their case. The NHS do not offer surgery for cosmetic reasons so one must prove they need to the surgery for purely medical reasons, usually after an accident.
To take a neck measurement place the measuring tape?
Around your neck. If you need to know the smallest perimeter, then measure around the smallest part of your neck. If you need to know the largest perimeter, then measure around the largest part of your neck. If you need to know the average perimeter, then measure around the smallest part of your neck AND the largest part of your neck, add the numbers together, & then divide that result by 2.
Neck Surgery and Cancer Treatment?
Neck surgery is very intrusive and serious type of operation. Neck surgery is typically used to remove tumors associated with various forms of cancer, especially throat and neck cancers. Neck surgery can take up to 20 hours and can have a team of doctors rotating in and out of the operating room due to the seriousness and intricacy of the surgery. The most common form of neck surgery is called the neck dissection. The neck dissection is the most serious type of neck surgery that a patient will undergo. This type of neck surgery is used almost exclusively for cancer patients. The goal of the neck surgery is to remove any cancerous tissue in the neck. Oftentimes the lymph nodes will be corrupted by cancer and need to be removed before the cancer spreads through the lymph nodes and its other parts of the body. The lymph nodes are extremely important and author will be removed during this type of surgery because of cancer gets in the lymph nodes it will travel throughout the body very quickly and kill the patient. Once the lymph nodes have been removed the survival rate of the cancer patient goes up dramatically so this type of surgery is very important to undergo during various stages of cancer treatment. Once the neck surgery is complete the patient will often times have some form of disfigurement. Unfortunately during a neck dissection parts of the neck will be removed. This means that the neck will be smaller than it was before and there will be a large scar on the patient’s neck. There are some side effects that most patients will experience after the surgery. The side effects can last for a few years or fortunately the permanent depending on how invasive and neck surgery was. A few side effects include things such as no taste, numbness in the tongue or the inability to swallow food. Most patients that undergo this type of neck surgery will experience at least one of these side effects. Numbness in the tongue and the loss of taste are the most common side effects experienced after neck surgery. Neck surgery is a serious and dangerous procedure but it has saved a lot of lives by removing cancerous tumors
Is there anyone out there that have scoliosis that have passed it to their offsprings?
I don't know if this helps but my mom had to have neck surgery because she had a herniated disk in her neck (it was all messed up) and i am 13 and i have scoliosis and it is mostly in my neck. so i dont know about scoliosis exactly but my mom had neck issues and i do to, that could be a coincedence but i dont think it is.
Why did john cena fake his neck surgery?
He did not fake a neck injury. He had surgery on his neck and had a metal plate put in. They do not fake those injuries. And just an FYI, most neck surgeries are done from the front in the throat not in the back of the neck.
What is the name given to surgery of the head?
Otolaryngology - Surgery of the head and neck.
Is neck surgery a standard treatment for cervical disk disease?
Neck surgery is not usually advised unless other therapies have failed.
How do you get rid of skin tags off the neck and body without surgery and have them never return?
Try Cryotherapyit is a way of removing skin tags by freezing them. No need of surgery or so.
