Cervicothoracic Interspinous Bursitis is a painful condition of the upper back and neck.  A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that is present in many areas of the body.  After injury or overuse, these bursa can become inflamed and cause pain.  The pain of cervicothoracic interspinous bursitis is dull and aching.  It is usually confined to […]

Spasmodic Torticollis, also called Cervical Dystonia, is a condition where painful muscle spasm causes the neck to twist to one side. The symptoms can be tonic, which are fixed or clonic, which is a shaking motion. The bending of the neck can be rotational, lateral bending, forward bending or backward bending.  Although they can occur […]

Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia is a painful syndrome caused by irritation of the 9th cranial nerve.  The 9th cranial nerve provides sensation in the back of the throat.  Irritation of this nerve causes intense pain in the back of the throat, tongue and ear.  Although the exact cause is not known, compression or irritation of this nerve […]