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What Causes Persistent Pain On The Right Side Of The Neck?

Hello. My name is Francois. I am 44 years old and weighing 182 pounds with the height of 188 cm. I m generally in good health. Over the past year I have been experiencing mile more persistent pain in the right side of my neck. I initially received massage therapy and physiotherapy with no significant improvement. I recently received Osteopathy treatments that have been helpful in reducing my symptoms, although they still persist. The neck pain sometimes trigger headaches. I recently underwent the cervical MRI and here are the results: The craniocervical junction appears within normal limits. Normal alignment is seen. Normal cord signal is seen throughout the cervical and visualized upper thoracic cord. At C2-C3, there is no significant canal stenosis or neuroforaminal narrowing. At C3-C4, there is any minimal concentric disc osteophyte complex with no significant canals stenosis or neuroforaminal narrowing. At C4-C5, there is no significant canal stenosis or neuroforaminal narrowing. At C5-C6, there is a mild concentric disc osteophyte complex with no significant canal stenosis or neuroforaminal narrowing. At C6-C7, there is a mild to moderate concentric disc osteophyte complex contributed to minimal canal stenosis and no significant neuroforaminal stenosis, with minimal serpiginious activity seen within the right paracentral disc in keeping with a small to moderate annular tear. At C7-T1, there is no significant canal stenosis or neuroforaminal narrowing. Otherwise unremarkable. Opinion: mild to moderate degenerative changes centered at the lower cervical spine most prominent at C6-C7 as described. I should add that I was not involved in any accident and that my Doctor is of the opinion that my neck condition is related to my work. I m an office worker using a computer for most of the day. Poor posture would be the likely contributor. I am now doing exercises and working on improving my posture at work. I would appreciate any insight or advice in regards to the management or correction of my condition that you could provide. Thank you
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After going through your query I concluded that you have got early cervical spondylitis. It is degenerative disease of the spine. It is related to aging. Treatment of it is Diacerine and glucosamine. Neck excercises are helpful. Analgesic such as ibuprofen are of help to reduce pain. You can discuss your doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then please don't hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. You can also write to me directly on below link:
https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho
Wishing you good health. Take care.
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What Causes Persistent Pain On The Right Side Of The Neck?

Hi Welcome to healhcaremagic After going through your query I concluded that you have got early cervical spondylitis. It is degenerative disease of the spine. It is related to aging. Treatment of it is Diacerine and glucosamine. Neck excercises are helpful. Analgesic such as ibuprofen are of help to reduce pain. You can discuss your doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then please don t hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. You can also write to me directly on below link: https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho Wishing you good health. Take care.