Neck Pain
Non-Surgical Neck Pain Treatment Options
Neck Pain
Chronic neck pain usually centers around the nerves. A disc in the neck can become herniated or “bulge” because of the wear and tear of the tendons, ligaments, and muscles.
We also help patients with hyper-extended neck injuries, or, in simpler terms whiplash injury. We have seen patients who suffered from long-term effects of their whiplash injury until such time as they were diagnosed with Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD).
Sometimes in an attempt to stabilize the weakened area of the neck, bone spurs will form (osteoarthritis) to “hold things in place.” It is at this point “conservative treatments” for alleviating the pain of the neck area are used. This can begin with a steady diet of anti-inflammatory medications to ease the nerve pain. Cortisone may be injected to reduce inflammation and swelling.
Neck Pain Treatment Options
Bone marrow aspirate concentrate
In our practice we have found PRP and bone marrow concentrate to be effective and reliable treatments in certain patients for chronic neck pain. Many people who seek these treatments have already been advised to consider surgery.
- Bone marrow concentrate or bone marrow aspirate concentrate is the injection into the damaged, injured area of the neck. The injection contains stem cells that have been drawn from the patient’s own bone marrow. These cells are “de-differentiated pluripotent” cells, which mean that they continue to divide to create more cells that can “morph” into the tissue needing repair—for our purposes, collagen needed for cartilage, ligaments, tendons and bone.
PRP treatments involve collecting a small amount of your blood and spinning it in a centrifuge to separate the platelets from the red cells. The collected platelets are then injected back into the injured area to stimulate healing and regeneration. Research has shown PRP to be effective in treating degenerative disc disease by addressing the problems of cervical spine ligament instability.
Alleviating neck pain
Dr. Marc Darrow, MD, JD., treats neck pain with non-surgical treatment methods. These treatment methods described above can help many people alleviate pain and restore function. These treatments however, do not help everyone. Please contact Dr. Darrow so we can begin our assessment of your candidacy for treatment.