Craniocervical instability
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What is craniocervical instability?
Cervical instability is characterized as a structural instability causing the patient to feel as if the neck and upper spine are moving with greater movement than what the bone, muscles, and ligaments can accommodate. Symptoms include neck pain and muscle spasms.
Common symptoms reported by people with craniocervical instability
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What people are taking for it
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people with craniocervical instability
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Data from patients with craniocervical instability, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with craniocervical instability
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for anxious mood (1 evaluation)
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fatigue
Total evaluations
1
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anxious mood
(1)
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No evaluations
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No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
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pain
(1)
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Data from patients with craniocervical instability, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has craniocervical instability on PatientsLikeMe?
- 14 patients have this condition
- 1 new patients joined this month
- 5 say craniocervical instability is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 0 | |
| 30s | 4 | |
| 40s | 4 | |
| 50s | 4 | |
| 60s | 1 | |
| 70+ | 0 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 3 | |
| Female | 9 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 8 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 1 |
These charts show data from craniocervical instability patients who have completed their condition history
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