Neck pain is a common
medical condition, which can be easily treated if proper care and medications
are taken. It usually occurs due to strained neck muscles, often caused bad
posture, though there might be other causes as well. Rarely, neck pain can be a
symptom of a more serious problem as the condition is relatively mild in
nature. The symptoms of a neck pain are very obvious which refers to any kind
of discomfort in moving your neck on a daily basis. Along with this you might
also have headache,
stiffness of the head and muscle tightness.
Some of the
most common causative factors of neck pain are listed below:
1.
Muscle strains: A muscle strain generally happens when you exert too much pressure
on your neck continuously for long periods. It also happens when you have your
neck fixed in the same position for long hours of the day. Muscle strains in
the neck may occur when you keep your neck bent in the wrong way while doing
activities like reading a book, looking at your mobile phone or working over
your laptop for extended hours.
2.
Worn joints: Just
like all the other bodily joints, the neck joint also tends to wither and
degrade with age. This phenomena is known as the wear and tear of the joints.
The bones of the neck joint tend to wither with time, thereby making your joint
frail and exposing it to various pains and medical conditions.
3.
Nerve compression: Nerve compression is a medical symptom whereby, there is
excessive pressure put on one particular nerve in the body. Herniated discs or
bone spurs in the vertebrae of your neck can press on the nerves branching out
from the spinal cord, hence causing a long lasting neck pain. Damage caused
from a nerve compression may be minor or severe depending on the pressure
applied. It may cause temporary or long lasting problems depending on the
degree of damage caused. The earlier you get a diagnosis and treatment for
nerve compression, more quickly you will find relief.
4.
Whiplash: Neck
related injuries are common phases of pain and discomfort caused due to an
external damage to the neck as a result of a tragic sports related or vehicular
accident. A neck injury is also known as a whiplash and it refers to an injury
due to forceful, rapid back-and-forth movement of the neck, like the cracking
of a whip. Whiplash mostly occurs during accidents, physical abuse or other
trauma.
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