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Surgical intervention may be required for very severe cases of neck osteoarthritis. The procedures may involve removal of bone, osteophytes (bone spurs), or disc tissue which is compressing nerves of the spinal cord. Cervical fusion, or fusing the discs in the cervical region of the spine, may help stabilize the neck.
Cervical / Neck collars are commonly used by patients who had a surgical intervention of the cervical spine to immobilize the neck. It is also used for the treatment against neck pain, which can be caused by an acute trauma or chronic neck pain. For example after a whiplash injury, the neck collar will be used for both immobilization and to reduce pain.