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Neck Pain and Stiffness
Neck pain is the feeling of spasms and sharp pains around the neck especially when moving the neck.
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Neck Pain
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Discomfort while laying down
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Often a more specific type of pain
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Accompanied by sharp pain on certain movements, usually when turning your head
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Can cause pin and needles down one or both arms
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Can be very painful
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A result of trauma, injury or fall that causes a misalignment in one of the neck vertebraes and pinch a nerve
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Car accidents
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Sports injury
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Hit to the head
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This will eventually cause pain referring down one or both arms in the form of pins and needles or numbness
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Misaligned vertebra places uneven stress on the vertebrae above and below
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Degeneration (wear and tear) starts to set in
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If left long enough, may eventually require surgery
Neck Stiffness
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Soreness and difficulty moving and turning your head
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Often not caused by the neck at all
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Hard to pinpoint the location and refers to upper back and neck areas
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Worsen with repetitive postures like sitting at your desk or using your phone
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Can vary from dull irregular ache to strong constant stiffness
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Often associated with tension headaches and sometimes migraines
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Due to awkward lifting with outstretched arms
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In most cases, it usually occurs due to poor posture
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Vertebral misalignment in the thoracic spine is the main cause, causing you to compensate for the imbalance of muscles
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If ignored, tightness in the neck muscles may worsen and cause painful spasms (torticollis)
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This is where you wake up one morning and you can hardly move your neck
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Neck stiffness will become more frequent and lasts longer