Your neck is part of your spinal column known as the cervical spine. The neck is capable of a wide range of movements and endures carrying the weight of your head.
When you suffer a direct injury to your cervical spine, you can experience ongoing pain and limited mobility in your neck. Degenerative diseases, such as osteoarthritis and spinal stenosis, are also responsible for many cases of chronic neck pain.
In some cases, moving your neck wrong or sleeping in an awkward position can result in a pinched nerve that causes pain and limited range of motion.
If chronic neck pain is the result of a spinal condition, like a herniated disc or spinal stenosis, your provider may recommend cervical epidural steroid injections. This type of treatment delivers anti-inflammatory steroids directly into the epidural space of your cervical spine.
Facet joint injections are also available to address inflamed or irritated joints on both sides of the spine. Injections use a combination of steroids and a local anesthetic to reduce inflammation and block pain signals from traveling to the brain.
