There’s a good reason we use the expression “Pain in the neck” to describe something annoying — at the best of times, neck pain is annoying. At the worst of times, neck pain can severely limit your life.
It started as a minor nuisance — occasionally, you felt some numbness in one of your hands or maybe some tingling that traveled down your arm. Now, this minor nuisance is becoming more of an issue as the numbness is more constant, interfering with your ability to use your arm and hand.
As a parent, you understand that your role is to protect your child and ensure they have the best start in life. Unfortunately, adolescent idiopathic scoliosis has thrown up a hurdle in your child’s development and you’re taking steps to correct the issue through surgery.
There’s a simple explanation for why a problem in your lower back can lead to leg pain — your spine is ground zero for most of your peripheral nervous system as 31 pairs of spinal nerve roots exit your spine and branch out to your entire body.
You were in an automobile accident — a car that was going too fast and didn’t brake in time rear-ended you, and your head was rocked back and forth. Now, your neck is in a good deal of pain, and you suspect that you experienced whiplash.
