cervical sprain

Etiology

• minor neck trauma, overuse or unaccustomed activity

Clinical manifestations

• neck pain, worse with movement of head
  • aching sensation, generally isolated to neck but may radiate to shoulders or back or head
• limited range of neck motion
• tenderness of paraspinal neck muscles
• no radiation of pain down arms
• no arm weakness or paresthesias
• no cervical spine tenderness
• Spurling test may be positive

More general terms

• sprain