subject: How Effective Is Medication In Treating Neck Arthritis? [print this page] Neck arthritis or neck pain is the outcome of joint pain situations due to rheumatoid conditions, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis and others. The aging process or injury or both together wears down the cartilage in the joint that creates such a situation.
The common symptoms of neck arthritis are stiffness and pain in the neck. These symptoms can become severe when standing as compared to the lying down as that produces the effect of the gravity on the spine. Also at times sleeping at night worsens the situation. As neck muscles are in relax state and without the support of these muscles there is more pressure on already compressed nerves. This results in more inflammation and pain.
The signs that accompany neck pain in patients are tingling, numbness, and burning, electric pains in forearm, arm and hand as a whole. The headache on the back side of the neck is another sign of neck pain.
Neck arthritis cure is not all about lying idle without doing anything. Rather study has shown that people doing nothing suffer more than those active in their life. The activities that are bound to bring relief to pain in the neck are posture and neck exercises, massage therapy and the last option medication when no relief is possible from the other options.
The typical exercises of neck and posture exercises will normalize the range of motion that subsequently reduces stiffness and pain. A set of exercise band and exercise ball is required for posture exercise. Therapist guidance is to be taken for neck exercises. Massage therapy boosts flexibility, mobility and circulation. That produces relaxation and hence relieve of pain.
Alternative methods like homeopathy and acupuncture proves to be very effective in relieving the neck pain. In the grave situation when pain becomes unbearable pain killers are used to check neck pain. As pain killers have side effects their use should be the last option.
The joint pain is generally because of cartilage wear and tear, but painful joints are the result of pain only without the physical worsening of body joints. Medically such a problem is termed as arthralgia. This situation has little or no causes known. Painful joints may be due to injury or condition that lacks lubrication in the joint. There is slight variation of symptoms between arthralgia and arthritis.
The common causes of painful joints are different forms of arthritis. The other causes are fracture or accidental injury, diseases like fever, flu, hepatitis, chicken pox, and rubella that are infectious.
What ever be the reason for joint pains in the body, light exercises under the guidance of able physical therapist will bring about a significant change in the state of body. This applies to neck arthritis also. To control the joint pains in your body is in your hands.
