Neck Pain Specialist

Lynx Healthcare Services

Neck pain can limit your ability to perform simple everyday tasks, such as working at a computer or driving. If debilitating neck pain makes your life difficult, you can turn to the pain management specialists at Lynx Healthcare in Spokane Valley, Kennewick, and Richland, Washington. They offer advanced pain management solutions to restore your range of motion and quality life. To schedule an appointment with Lynx Healthcare, call the office nearest you or book online today.

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Neck Pain Specialist

Lynx Healthcare Services

Neck Pain FAQs

What is neck pain?

Neck pain is an uncomfortable feeling within the muscles or joints in your neck. Neck discomfort is a common problem, affecting more than 14% of adults in the United States. It might present as:

  • Soreness
  • Muscle spasms
  • Reduced range of motion
  • Pain when moving your head
  • Muscle tightness
  • Headache pain

Neck pain might feel like dull, aching discomfort or sharp pain. If neck pain negatively affects your everyday routine, see the experts at Lynx Healthcare for an evaluation.

What causes neck pain?

Common causes of neck pain include:

  • Worn joints
  • Muscle strains
  • Arthritis or other chronic diseases
  • Nerve compression
  • Degenerative disc disease
  • Herniated disc
  • Spinal stenosis
  • Spondylosis
  • Osteoporosis

You might experience neck pain after driving or working at a computer for long time periods, being in a car accident, or playing sports.

How does a doctor diagnose neck pain?

To diagnose neck pain and find its root cause, your Lynx Healthcare pain specialist reviews your medical history, asks about your symptoms, and examines your head, neck, shoulders, and back.

They might recommend you undergo a blood test, X-rays, MRIs, CT scans, or nerve conduction studies to find the most appropriate neck pain treatment.

What are the neck pain treatment options?

Depending on the cause and severity of neck pain, your pain specialist might recommend one or more of the following treatments:

Lifestyle changes

Making specific lifestyle changes can help your neck feel better. Practice good posture, get regular exercise, sleep in a comfortable position, don’t smoke, and avoid carrying heavy bags on your shoulder. Adjust your computer desk and chair to optimize comfort.

Bracing

Wearing a neck brace until an injury heals might be all that’s needed to relieve neck pain, reduce inflammation, and restore range of motion over time.

Physical therapy

Your physical therapist can help you strengthen muscle and joint tissues to accelerate healing and alleviate neck pain.

Trigger point injections

Your pain specialist can inject anesthetic and steroids into trigger points, painful knots in targeted muscles in your neck.

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP)

PRP, sourced from your blood, consists of growth factors that accelerate healing in your neck and surrounding tissues.

Facet joint injections

During facet joint injections, your provider injects anesthetic and steroid medications into joints in your cervical spine.

Radiofrequency ablation

During radiofrequency ablation, your provider applies heat energy to specific nerves, blocking pain signals to your brain to ease neck pain.

Spinal cord stimulation

A spinal cord stimulator is a device your pain specialist can implant underneath your skin. The device sends electrical signals to the spinal cord to relieve discomfort.

Surgery

If non-surgical neck pain relief treatments haven’t worked, your provider might recommend you undergo surgery to achieve long-lasting relief. They may suggest anterior cervical discectomy, spinal fusion, laminectomy, or another procedure.

Don’t live with chronic neck pain when effective pain management solutions can offer you relief. Schedule an appointment with Lynx Healthcare by phone or online today.

Conditions we treat.

You don’t have to live your life in pain. Let us help you get back to enjoying the things you love to do again.

  • Back Pain
  • Neck Pain
  • Facial Pain
  • Joint Pain
  • Head Pain
  • Shoulder Pain
  • Knee Pain
  • Nerve Pain
  • Sports Injuries
  • Vertebral Compression Fractures
  • Chronic Pain
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
  • Neuropathy
  • Post-Surgery Pain
  • Sciatica
  • Arthritis
  • Migraines
  • Herniated Disc

Treatments we provide.

We offer a variety of cutting-edge treatment options to treat a wide range of pain conditions.

  • Regenerative Medicine
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Epidurals
  • Radiofrequency Ablation
  • Addiction Medicine
  • Opioid Therapy Management
  • Interventional Pain Medicine
  • Telehealth
  • Behavioral Health

About Lynx Healthcare.

We are a multi-disciplinary group that is changing the face of in person and telehealth health care.

Lynx Healthcare is a multi-disciplinary group that is dedicated to building and linking health centers in a way that creates more in house services than other healthcare providers.

Lynx Healthcare currently consists of multiple treatment centers, providing the highest quality care throughout Washington, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming. Lynx Healthcare covers a wide variety of specialties.

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