The neck is a delicate area that can have effects on the entire body. As such, an injury, stiffness or chronic pain in this region can have a dramatic impact on your mobility and quality of life. There are several underlying causes of neck pain. Below you\u2019ll find 8 of the most common causes.
\nCauses of Neck Pain
\nThe fragile neck area is fairly susceptible to damage and chronic pain. As such, discomfort in this region can either be acute or long-lasting, and may be caused by a number of different injuries and conditions, including:
\n1.\tMuscle strains: Muscle strains are the most common cause of neck pain.
\n2.\tWhiplash injuries: Whiplash is a serious neck injury that develops when your head is forcefully thrown backward and forward, damaging various structures within the neck, including the bones, ligaments, muscles and other tissues.
\n3.\tArthritis: Arthritis is the inflammation of one or more joints. This inflammation causes pain and stiffness.
\n4.\tDisc degeneration: Disc degeneration and disc tears involve damage to the spinal discs that cushion your vertebrae. While disc tears tend to develop due to a sports injury, age-related degeneration, and automobile accidents, disc degeneration typically occurs due to osteoarthritis, a herniated disc or spinal stenosis.
\n5.\tPinched Nerve\/Disc Herniation: Disc herniation develops when the spongy cushions in your spine bulge outward pressing on a nerve \u2013 resulting in painful symptoms radiating from the neck to the shoulder, arm & hand with tingling numbness and shooting pain.
\n6.\tFacet disease\/degeneration: Your facet joints are responsible for the flexibility of your spine. They allow you to bend, twist and move freely, but they can become damaged or torn with repetitive movements. With cervical facet disease, you\u2019ll experience pain at the base of your skull, upper back, shoulders, and neck, while lumbar facet disease may produce pain in the lower back, buttocks, hips, groin, and thighs.
\n7.\tTrigger points: Trigger points feel like knots in the muscle and are tender.
\n8.\tFibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia is a musculoskeletal condition characterized by widespread muscle and joint pain with multiple \u201ctrigger or tender points\u201d, fatigue, and other symptoms.
\nSymptoms of Neck Pain
\nDepending on the underlying cause, neck pain symptoms can take on many different forms. Some of the most common symptoms include:
\n\u2022\tPain when holding your head in one place for long periods of time
\n\u2022\tInability to move your head freely
\n\u2022\tMuscle tightness
\n\u2022\tMuscle spasms
\n\u2022\tHeadaches
\n\u2022\tFrequent cracking and crunching
\n\u2022\tNumbness and nerve pain radiating from the neck down to the upper arm and hand<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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