Neck Pain
Types of Neck Pain
Neck pain accounts for almost 1% of all visits to a
primary care physician in the United States and may
result from abnormalities in the soft tissues –
the muscles, ligaments, and nerves - as well as in bones
and joints of the spine. There are four principal types
of neck pain:
Physical medicine
and rehabilitation specialists, or physiatrists,
are physicians concerned and trained in the diagnosis,
evaluation and management of persons with physical and/or
cognitive disability. Physiatrists treat a wide range
of problems from back pain to shoulder injuries to spinal
cord injury. They specialize in restoring function to
people. CINN has a team of 8 physiatrists, all of whom
are specifically trained to treat neck and back pain.
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