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| | |Focal neurologic signs in upper or lower extremities, Lhermitte's sign | ||
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Overview
Differentiating neck pain from other Diseases
Differentiating neck pain from other diseases on the basis of
| Diseases | symptoms | physical examination | |
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| Cervical strain | Pain , stiffness on neck movement | Tenderness on palpation of neck and trapezius muscles | |
| "Whiplash" injury | Pain on neck movement following an abrupt extension–flexion type injury ,headache, shoulder or back pain, dizziness, paresthesias, fatigue | Decreased range of motion associated with neck spasm | |
| Cervical discogenic pain | Pain , stiffness on neck movement,cervical radicular symptoms | Decreased range of motion with pain | |
| Cervical myofascial pain | Bowel or bladder dysfunction,Lower extremity weakness, gait or coordination difficulties | Focal neurologic signs in upper or lower extremities, Lhermitte's sign | |
| Cervical radiculopathy | |||
| Cervical spondylotic myelopathy | |||
| Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament | |||
| Tension headache | |||
| Coronary artery disease | |||
| Infection | |||
| Malignancy | |||
| Referred shoulder pain | |||
| Polymyalgia rheumatica | |||
| Fibromyalgia | |||
| Thoracic outlet syndrome | |||
| Esophageal obstruction | Dysphagia | Normal |