Meningitis refers to swelling in the membranes that surround your brain and spinal cord. This type of inflammation affects your nervous system. Meningitis can be viral or bacterial, and symptoms of ...

Botox is FDA approved to treat cervical dystonia, a specific type of neck pain. While some doctors use it off-label to treat other conditions that cause neck pain, Botox does not appear to be ...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), also called axial spondyloarthritis, can cause stiffness in the neck and shoulders. Neck and shoulder pain might get worse after lying or sitting for a time, causing ...

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 ...

Neck pain can sometimes lead to cervicogenic headaches, a type of secondary headache that starts in the neck and spreads to ...

Neck pain may signal a more serious underlying issue if it is severe, lasts longer than a week, or occurs with other symptoms. The neck consists of a combination of support structures that include ...

Symptoms of neck inflammation are a common sign of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, a serious condition associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, researchers reported in the Journal of the ...

That familiar morning stiffness in your neck, or the sharp twinge when you turn your head—we've all been there, and here's ...

WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The phrase "pain in the neck" is a tongue-in-cheek way to describe annoying situations or people that test our patience, but for those who experience ...