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Neck Pain | Stiff Neck | Cervicalgia - Glossary

Medically Reviewed by dr. simi paknikar, MD on Dec 18, 2014


Glossary

Pain: An unpleasant sensation that can range from mild localized discomfort to agony. Pain has both physical and emotional components.

Physiotherapy: Physiotherapy is a treatment where, it restores, maintains and promotes the overall fitness and health.


Surgery: A procedure to remove or repair a part of the body or to find out whether disease is present.

Orthopedics: Orthopedics is a branch of medicine, which is related to diagnosis and treatment of diseases of Musculo- skeletal system.

Chronic pain: Pain that occur of long duration

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