Diagnose-Me: About Severity Of Current Neck Pain


	Question Category: SYMPTOMS - SKELETAL

In the 'Symptoms - Skeletal' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about severity of current neck pain:

If you have neck pain, how severe is it?

	Your answer	...indicates	...and suggests
1.	"Don't know"
2.	"My neck is NOT painful"	Not having neck pain	A symptom
3.	"It is a minor problem"	Slight neck pain	A symptom
4.	"It is significant, but I can function"	Significant neck pain	A symptom
5.	"I am in extreme pain, unable to function"	Severe neck pain	A symptom

Your answer will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below. Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.

Answers				Condition	Comment
		4	5	A Potentially Urgent Medical Need	Severe neck pain can indicate a potentially life-threatening condition, such as meningitis, encephalitis or a subarachnoid hemorrage.
	3	4		Cervical Arthritis	--
	3	4	5	Encephalitis	--
	3	4	5	Meningitis	--
	3	4	5	Neck Pain	(Obvious connection)
	3	4		Rheumatoid Arthritis	--
	3	4	5	Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	--
	3	4		Torticollis (Loxia, "Wryneck")	Pain in the neck, back, or shoulder affects more than two-thirds of all people with torticollis.

Last updated: May 10, 2007