Neck Pain and Arthritis

neck pain and arthritis the neck itself
when we’re talking about this type of
arthritis we’re talking about
osteoarthritis or degenerative joint
disease it’s not detectable on blood
test the only way to determine if you
have any arthritis in your neck is to
take an x-ray now if we take an x-ray we
might find areas where there’s wear and
tear that’s what arthritis most commonly
is uh the culprit of why people get
arthritis has to be age wear and tear on
our joints so as to break it down but if
an area is injured like a car accident
uh a trauma fall Sports Injury what can
happen is that joint can become less
functional where it doesn’t move
properly and then it develops excessive
loading or wear on it and it could break
down more rapidly than part of the
normal aging process and we could see
this on x-ray by removing or um removing
any type of restriction to that joint we
can allow that joint to function
properly and be as healthy as it can be
again uh despite the arthritis and even
slow down the pro progression of that
arthritic process in that area