Symptom
Neck pain
The neck and shoulder refer pain to each other constantly. A large part of the first appointment is working out which one is actually the source.
What it often feels like
- Pain across the top of the shoulder and into the shoulder blade
- Pain that travels down the arm, sometimes past the elbow
- Pins and needles or numbness in the hand
- Symptoms that change with neck position rather than arm position
Common reasons it happens
- Muscular and postural strain around the neck and shoulder blade
- Irritation of a nerve root in the neck
- Referred pain from the shoulder itself
- Brachial plexus irritation
Why we treat
Getting you back to the things this is stopping you doing
neck pain matters because of what it takes away. Your sleep, your work, and the parts of the week you look forward to.
Hobbies with friends
Walking the moors
Lengths without pain
Conditions this can point to
Neck and postural pain
Muscular and postural causes of neck, shoulder blade and arm pain.
Read about neck and postural painBrachial plexopathy
Nerve pain and weakness arising from the nerve network at the neck.
Read about brachial plexopathyImpingement and bursitis
Painful pinching of the cuff and bursa under the acromion.
Read about impingement and bursitis
Book a consultation with Miss Aparna Viswanath
If this sounds like what you are experiencing, we will find the earliest suitable appointment for you at Woodlands Hospital in Darlington.
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