Ischemic neck pain

The pain is ischemic jumping pain. The onset can be sudden, accompanied by soreness and discomfort. It begins to radiate from the neck to the hands and fingers. It is marked by numbness and tingling. There is no clear boundary of the pain area. The movement of the cervical spine It can aggravate the pain. When the neck is straightened, the scalene muscle space becomes smaller and the pain is aggravated. The neck flexion can increase the scalene muscle space and the pain can be relieved. Traction of the affected limb to lower the scapula can aggravate the symptoms. Ischemic jumping pain in the neck is a clinical manifestation of anterior scalene syndrome. The anterior scalene muscle is located deep outside the cervical spine, starting from the anterior nodule of the 3 to 6 transverse process of the cervical spine and ending at the scalene muscle nodule at the inner edge of the first rib. Anterior oblique muscle syndrome is caused by various causes of anterior oblique muscle edema, hyperplasia, spasm and raising the first rib, which leads to narrowing of the oblique angle gap, which is caused by compression through the brachial plexus nerve and subclavian arteries and veins. Disorders with corresponding clinical symptoms.

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