Definition:

An unpleasant sensation in the head neck and spine associated with actual or potential tissue damage, and mediated by specific nerve fibers to the brain, where its conscious appreciation may be modified by various factors.

Symptoms:

• Pain in the head, neck and spine

Causes:

• Tension headaches
• Cluster headaches
• Migraine headaches
• Tumor
• Motor vehicle accident
• Muscle sprain/strain
• Poor posture
• Trauma
• Fracture
• Herniated disc
• Osteoarthritis
• Bone spur
• Spondylosis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Stress
• Stenosis
• Sciatica

Treatment:

• ROM and stretching exercises
• Core stabilization exercises
• Upper and lower extremity strengthening
• Posture program