A patient in his 30s, who had arrived from Guinea-Bissau nine months earlier, presented to the emergency department with ...

What Is a Spurling Test? The Spurling test was introduced in 1944. The name comes from one of the neurosurgeons, Roy Spurling, who created the exam to test neck pain. This test is a provocative test ...

Neck pain ranks among the most common physical complaints, affecting up to 70% of adults at some point during their lives. This prevalence creates a challenging dilemma: how to distinguish between ...

If you have a headache with neck pain, it could be cervicogenic headache. This article summarizes symptoms and whether ...

Neck pain and stiffness can have many causes, but in most cases, the pain is a symptom of tight, tired, or injured muscles. However an accident can lead to neck pain, as can poor posture and arthritis ...

Muscle and joint pain are frequently reported symptoms of COVID-19. Back pain is the most commonly reported, but many people have pain in other areas, like the neck, shoulders, and elsewhere. COVID-19 ...

Dr. David M. Dudzinski: A 44-year-old right-handed man was admitted to the cardiology unit of this hospital because of pain and swelling on the left side of the neck. Twelve weeks earlier, at this ...

Medically reviewed by David Kesselman, DC Key Takeaways Cracking your neck too forcefully can lead to injuries like pinched ...