NECK PAIN
Neck pain is pain that occurs anywhere from the bottom of your head to the top of your shoulders. It may spread to the upper back or arms and may cause limited neck and head movement. Neck pain is a common problem, especially in older adults.
Abhyangam,Choornapinda swedam,upanaham,lepam etc are the highly effective form of therapies decided according to the condition of the patient, treatments varies from person to person. Ayurvedic treatments helps to reduce pain because it brings down the vitiated Vata, allays joint and muscle stiffness, increases circulation, mobilizes toxins, and relaxes the body.
Pain located in the neck is a common medical condition. Neck pain can come from a number of disorders and diseases and can involve any of the tissues in the neck. Neck pain can also come from rare infections, such as tuberculosis of the neck, infection of the spine bones in the neck. Neck pain can also come from conditions directly affecting the muscles of the neck, such as fibromyalgia and polymyalgia rheumatica as well as from uncomfortable positioning of the neck while sleeping with the head on a pillow. Neck pain is also refperred to as cervical pain.
Neck pain is commonly associated with dull aching. Sometimes pain in the neck is worsened with movement of the neck or turning the head. Other symptoms associated with some forms of neck pain include numbness, tingling, tenderness, sharp shooting pain, fullness, difficulty swallowing, pulsations, swishing sounds in the head, dizziness or light headedness, and lymph node (gland) swelling.
Neck pain can also be associated with headache, facial pain, shoulder pain, and arm numbness or tingling (upper extremity paresthesia). These associated symptoms are often a result of nerves becoming pinched in the neck. Depending on the condition, sometimes neck pain is accompanied by upper back and/or lower back pain, as is common in inflammation of the spine, ankylosing spondylitis.