Treatment Options For Neck Pain

We always take a safe approach to your neck pain treatment, giving preference to physical therapy and medication. If your neck pain requires surgery we perform the most effective spine surgery procedures available.*

With mild or moderate neck pain, you can usually treat the symptoms at home. Concerning some cases, neck pain will clear up quickly over the course of a day, while sometimes, others may require a few weeks.* A few possible methods to ease pain without seeking medical attention at first are as follows:

• Over-the-counter pain relievers and anti-inflammatory medications
• Applying heat such as: heating pads, within baths, or warm towels
• Massaging or stretching the neck
• Practicing good posture when doing any activity. Such as sitting, standing and walking
• Sleeping is a neck supported position

Not always will home remedies work, however, and seeking medical treatment is the next step. The treatment, however, will always depend on if there are underlying conditions for the cause of the pain.*

Doctors may recommend the following*:

• Muscle relaxants
• Injecting medications directly into the neck
• Physical or occupational therapy
• Surgery 

*The effectiveness of diagnosis and treatment will vary by patient and condition. New York Spine Institute does not guarantee certain results.