Neck & Back

95% of neck and lower back pain patients suffer nonspecific pain that is not attributable to infections, diseases, fractures, or other serious underlying medical conditions.  Because muscles represent the greatest amount of body mass and are responsible for all movement, they are the first place to look for as the cause of your neck and back pain. Muscles don’t begin to hurt for no reason, so something in their structure or function has to be wrong in order for you to feel pain.  Muscular neck and back pain is typically diagnosed as follows:

History:
The primary history for the onset of muscular neck and back pain is:
-Pain that began gradually or for no apparent reason
-Pain that began with a mild to moderate strain
-Pain that starts or gets worse after you stay in one position

Characteristics:
The primary characteristics of muscular neck and back pain are:
-Pain that comes and goes
-Pain that is worse in the morning and gradually gets better as the day goes on
-Pain that you can describe as a tightness, pulling, achiness, or soreness
-Pain that with prolonged positioning causes a burning or tingling that goes away with movement

Location:
The primary location of muscular pain is:
-A specific, local area the size of a fist or smaller
-A nonspecific, broad, or belt-like pattern across the central lower back
-An entire region of your neck or back (in severe cases)

95% of neck and lower back pain patients suffer nonspecific pain that is not attributable to infections, diseases, fractures, or other serious underlying medical conditions.  Because muscles represent the greatest amount of body mass and are responsible for all movement, they are the first place to look for as the cause of your neck and back pain. Muscles don’t begin to hurt for no reason, so something in their structure or function has to be wrong in order for you to feel pain.  Muscular neck and back pain is typically diagnosed as follows:

History: The primary history for the onset of muscular neck and back pain is:-Pain that began gradually or for no apparent reason-Pain that began with a mild to moderate strain-Pain that starts or gets worse after you stay in one position

Characteristics: The primary characteristics of muscular neck and back pain are:-Pain that comes and goes-Pain that is worse in the morning and gradually gets better as the day goes on-Pain that you can describe as a tightness, pulling, achiness, or soreness-Pain that with prolonged positioning causes a burning or tingling that goes away with movement

Location: The primary location of muscular pain is:-A specific, local area the size of a fist or smaller -A nonspecific, broad, or belt-like pattern across the central lower back-An entire region of your neck or back (in severe cases)