| I drive a forklift, and my neck is really getting sore from always turning my neck to see behind me. What can I do to keep my neck pain from getting worse? | 12 years 13 weeks ago | 745 |
| I'm scheduled for spine fusion in the vertebrae in my neck. Will I be able to turn my neck after surgery? | 12 years 13 weeks ago | 599 |
| My arm hurts, but my doctor says the problem is in my neck. How can that be? | 12 years 5 weeks ago | 624 |
| I have pain in my upper arm. Why does my therapist do ultrasound treatments on my neck? | 12 years 5 weeks ago | 724 |
| My 12-year-old daughter injured her neck in gymnastics, and there's a big competition coming up. Our doctor says it's okay for her to participate, but I'm worried. Should I let her compete? | 11 years 46 weeks ago | 516 |
| I had a serious neck injury skiing last winter. I quit the ski team, but is it okay to do other sports? | 11 years 46 weeks ago | 557 |
| I had a neck injury playing football, and I'm trying to decide whether to go back and finish the season. I asked two different doctors what I should do, and they told me different things. Why is that? Who should I trust? | 11 years 46 weeks ago | 573 |
| I was in a minor rear-end collision a month ago and have been having headaches ever since. Could the headaches be related to my accident? | 11 years 41 weeks ago | 680 |
| I have whiplash from a minor rear-end car collision. How long will the symptoms last? | 11 years 41 weeks ago | 788 |
| Does the speed of your car at the time of an accident make a difference in how bad your whiplash will be? | 11 years 41 weeks ago | 1072 |
| I am a professional singer who has to have neck surgery. The doctor wants to go in through the front of my neck to join the bones in my spine. Will I lose my voice? | 11 years 30 weeks ago | 655 |
| I've heard that surgery to fuse the spine done through the front of the neck can make patients lose their voices. Does it matter which side of the neck the surgeon operates on? | 11 years 30 weeks ago | 530 |
| What's the best way to predict whether patients will get good results from neck surgery to relieve pressure on the spinal cord? | 11 years 30 weeks ago | 572 |
| My 70-year-old mother is having surgery to take pressure off the spinal cord in her neck. Does her age put her at a disadvantage? | 11 years 30 weeks ago | 491 |
| I had surgery through the front of my neck to fuse bones in my spine, and now I have to have the same procedure again. Am I more at risk for complications the second time around? | 11 years 30 weeks ago | 618 |
| I am having surgery to take pressure off of the spinal cord in my neck. My doctor says the results of my MRI can be used to predict how I will do after surgery. Is this really possible? | 11 years 30 weeks ago | 638 |
| I had a cervical fusion many years ago. I'm eighty-two years old now, and I don't want surgery again. How can I take care of the pain in my neck without having another operation? | 11 years 20 weeks ago | 600 |
| Does the success rate for neck fusion surgery change depending on whether two or three levels in the neck are operated on? | 11 years 20 weeks ago | 2513 |
| My surgeon says he's going to implant a piece of titanium in my neck when he operates. Is this usual? | 11 years 20 weeks ago | 484 |
| I've heard that some of the devices implanted during neck surgery can break or malfunction. Are there any new types of implants out there with better results? | 11 years 20 weeks ago | 520 |
| My doctor has mentioned attaching a metal plate and screws in my neck when I have my upcoming neck fusion surgery. He used the term "instrumentation" to describe the surgery. What is instrumentation? | 11 years 20 weeks ago | 601 |
| I had a discectomy and fusion at C5 and C6 two years ago. I did well for about two years. Now I'm having more pain and problems with my neck. My doctor just did some tests, and apparently there is a bulge in the disc at C6 and C7. What should I do? | 11 years 20 weeks ago | 1934 |
| After losing strength in her left arm and having pain that keeps her up at night, my wife had an MRI of her neck. The doctor says she has a herniation of the discs between C5 and C6 and wants to operate. Are there options other than surgery? | 11 years 20 weeks ago | 2905 |
| When it comes to neck fusion surgery, do men and women have different results? | 11 years 20 weeks ago | 517 |
| I have a herniated disc in my neck. Why does my surgeon want to operate on more than one location in my neck? Isn't the sore disc just in one place? | 11 years 20 weeks ago | 625 |
| Is conservative treatment enough for patients who have pressure on their spinal cords from a ruptured disc in their necks? | 11 years 15 weeks ago | 453 |
| I have some problems from a ruptured disc in my neck that's putting mild pressure on my spinal cord. My doctor said I may need surgery but that I could just wear a neck brace instead. Am I better off deciding to have surgery right away? | 11 years 15 weeks ago | 612 |
| My MRI showed I have a ruptured disc in my neck that is putting mild pressure on the spinal cord. My doctor feels my symptoms aren't too bad and that we can fix them without surgery. Is there any way to tell whether treatment without surgery will work for me? | 11 years 15 weeks ago | 632 |
| A lot of my employees complain of neck pain. I've done everything I can to make the office more "ergonomic." Is there something else I should do? | 11 years 10 weeks ago | 1200 |
| I know that certain physical activities can cause neck pain in the workplace. But what about other, less visible factors? Does the "personality" of the office make a difference? | 11 years 10 weeks ago | 535 |
