Symptom

Cervical spine pain

Your cervical spine is the seven bones (vertebrae) stacked on top of each other in your neck. Pressure on the nerves in this area can cause pain, numbness or weakness.

Between these bones are discs that cushion your neck and allow it to move freely.

Wear and tear or an injury in your neck can result in a narrowing of your spinal cord. Pressure on the nerves in this area can cause pain, numbness or weakness.

Conservative treatment to ease your symptoms may include anti-inflammatory medication, physiotherapy or muscle relaxants to reduce nerve pain. Your consultant may also recommend an epidural injection or a nerve root block.

Related conditions

Cervical Spondylitis

Cervical spondylitis is an autoimmune disease of the upper (cervical) spine.

Chronic pain

Pain that lasts for longer than three months is called chronic pain. The pain can be a result of illness, an injury or accident or have no apparent trigger. It may vary in intensity and be in any part of your body.

Disc prolapse

The discs in your back can become worn or be injured causing the soft centre of the disc to push out of its normal space.

Inflammatory arthritis

Inflammatory arthritis is an autoimmune disease. Your body’s normal defence system begin triggers an attack on the cells in the lining of your joints.

Myelopathy

Myelopathy is a condition where the spinal cord becomes narrow or compressed. Often myelopathy is caused by degenerative changes such as stenosis, herniated disc or spinal injury.

Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. It is a degenerative disease and is often referred to as "wear and tear" of a joint as you get older.

Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis literally means ‘porous bones’ and is one of the most common bone diseases in the world.

Osteoporotic vertebral fractures

Osteoporotic fractures occur when the vertebrae (small bones in your spine) weaken. Fractures can occur due to a fall or other trauma.

Rheumatic Disorders

Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a common form of inflammatory arthritis. Inflammatory arthritis is an autoimmune disease.

Sciatica

The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in your body. Obstructions, like a disc prolapse, can put pressure on your sciatic nerve, causing pain. This is called Sciatica.

Spinal injury

Our experienced consultants can diagnose and treat spinal injuries in a hospital near you.

Spinal stenosis

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal.

Spinal tumours