Oftentimes a mariner’s neck muscle injury may seem far worse than it is due to the pain but these types of injuries generally don’t require extensive medical treatment. They can be addressed by applying ice or heat and with over-the-counter analgesics. Frequently these injuries will even improve with no treatment over time.
A neck bone injury is more serious business which requires surgery or bracing. A serious neck spinal injury like a fractured cervical vertebrae (“broken neck”) has symptoms that may include breathing problems, neck pain and paralysis. It may even lead to death.
A fracture is commonly repaired by fusing the damaged vertebrae onto another one like a splint. A broken vertebrae may be taken out and replaced by a bone graft. Treatments for broken vertebrae include immobilization, splinting and physiotherapy. The recovery process for a broken neck can be lengthy.
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