When should you seek medical care for neck pain?

If you experience an injury that results in severe neck pain, such as a car or diving accident or fall, you should seek out a Board Certified Spine Specialist promptly. After a serious trauma, it’s imperative to immobilize the neck to reduce the potential risk of paralysis or additional damage. If you feel pain radiating down your arms or legs, request immediate medical attention. Even if pain is minimal or nonexistent, numbness, weakness, or another sensation that radiates through the arms and/or legs following an injury should be examined. Persistent and continuous Severe Radiating pain through the arms or the legs Weakness, tingling, numbness, or headaches Dr Abdul D Khan MBBS(AMC, Vizag) MRCS(Edin, UK) MRCS(Glasg, UK) FRCS(Tr & Orth, UK) CCT(Tr & Orth, UK)