When And Whom To See In Case Of A Neck Pain

See a doctor right away if the pain in the neck occurs after a fall or a dramatic accident which is caused by driving a car or head injury. While some stiffness and pain are expected after such an event, it is critical to find out whether such symptoms are related to a serious condition such as bone fracture, or is it just regular neck pain.

If the pain is associated with a traumatic injury, Watch for the symptoms. In many cases stiffness or neck pain I am not serious, while some underlying causes may be found serious.

Contact a neck pain doctor if your pain:

Is so bad that it starts interfering with your normal sleeping or other activities

Last for several weeks and gets worse in spite of home treatment

Comes with tingling in your body parts

Comes along with bowel incontinence or urine

You need to go to an emergency room immediately if the neck pain occurs with symptoms such as:

• Persistent and severe headache
• Fever or fever chills
• Vomiting or nausea
• Rash
• Lights sensitivity
• Irregular heartbeat or racing
• Numbness or pain radiating down the arms
• Pain in the jaw or chest
• Difficulty in breathing
• Muscle weakness

In case the next house with any of the symptoms of emergency which are listed above, you need to see care in an emergency room right away. If there are no emergency symptoms, you should schedule a visit with your primary care physician, or a neurologist, or an orthopaedist. A Doctor Who specializes in musculoskeletal conditions is referred to as an orthopaedist. These conditions include those which affect the spine. The neurologist specializes in love conditions.

• You should visit a primary care physician if:

You do not have other symptoms apart from neck pain

There is no specific event that triggered the pain. For instance, you just woke up and the pain started one day

The insurance that you have requires you to see a primary care physician for a referral to a specialist

• You should see an orthopaedist if:

You hear or feel grinding, popping or crunching in your neck bones

Apply ice or eight which provides temporary relief, but the pain still keeps coming back

You can recall a specific event due to which the pain started, such as lifting something or bending over something

• You should see a neurologist if:
• You feel any kind of tingling sensation
• There is a feeling of incontinence
• A feeling of fatigue or brain fog exists
• You feel numbness or shooting pains

Once the doctor has identified one problem, you might want to consider visiting a chiropractor or a massage therapist as a part of your treatment schedule.

You will have to answer questions such as the type of pain you are experiencing and the treatments that you have in order to make the practitioner understand your condition completely. Shoulder pain or neck or stiffness or common symptoms which can cause a wide range of problems. It is important to pay attention to what the body is trying to tell.