Differential Diagnosis of Neck Pain 

Neck Pain 

Differential diagnosis of neck pain / causes of neck pain are :

-cervical spondylosis
-diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
-disc prolapse
-meningitis
-subarachnoid hemorrhage
-brachial plexus lesions
-thoracic outlet syndrome
-vertebral artery dissection 
-carotid artery dissection 
-polymyalgia rheumatica
-spondylarthropathy
-rheumatoid arthritis
-discitis
-osteomyelitis
-tuberculosis
-myeloma
-primary and secondary bony tumor
-osteomalacia
-osteoporosis
-hemorrhagic thyroid cyst
-Paget’s disease of the bone
-referred pain from acromioclavicular joint
-referred pain from temporomandibular joint 
-referred pain from shoulder 
-referred pain from pharynx
-referred pain from diaphragm 
-referred pain from lung / heart / vessel
-postural 
-cold exposure
-acute flexion extension injury
-dislocation and fracture