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Chronic Pain Syndromes: Neck Pain

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Neck pain is a common source of pain with an overall prevalence of up to 86.6% and a mean of 23.1%. A comprehensive assessment for neck pain includes a thorough history and physical exam supplemented by outcome measures, laboratory studies, and imaging if appropriate. It is important to address the patient from a biopsychosocial approach. The most common etiology of neck pain is biomechanical in origin and is most often due to cervical facet joints. Treatment of such includes a stepwise approach starting with the least invasive measures. This includes conservative, pharmacological, interventional, and very rarely, surgical options. Another commonly encountered condition of the cervical spine is cervical radiculopathy. Nerve conduction studies and electromyography as well as magnetic resonance imaging are additional investigations that can be helpful in situations with radicular and neuropathic symptoms.

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Deng, G. (2023). Chronic Pain Syndromes: Neck Pain. In: Blakley, B.W., Blakley, J.E. (eds) Functional Illness of the Head and Neck. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12998-8_7

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