![]() Overuse of laptop computers is one of the biggest causes of postural neck pain. This type of strain on the neck is becoming more and more prevalent with the constant use of technology. However, since the neck’s primary job is to hold your head up, forward head posture can also lead to neck pain. Pain in the neck is most commonly from strains and sprains to the muscles and ligaments. Any joint or muscle can be injured when it is moved too quickly or beyond its capabilities. There are also rare, but serious causes for neck pain, like cancer, infections, or aneurysm. Chiropractors receive training to recognize these conditions and can send you to the right doctor for treatment. An injured joint feels like deep achy pain with very sharp pain when it moves in the wrong direction. A sprained joint occurs when it moves past its normal range of motion. The neck joints can be sprained like any other joint in the body.Often called pinched nerves, this pain feels like burning or electrical pain, and can be accompanied by tingling or numbness in the arms and hands. Bulging discs, inflamed muscles or poor neck posture can irritate these nerves. The spinal nerves that run down your arms start in your neck.When the disc bulges or herniates in the neck, it often hits the nerve, causing pain down the arm into the hand. Intervertebral disc injuries are less common, but more painful. Injuries to the discs can result from trauma, like a car accident, or repetitive wear, like degenerative arthritis.Spasm pain is severe, and when it hits can make you unable to move for a few seconds. Muscles can also go into spasm, where they contract uncontrollably. Due to the anatomy of the neck, muscle injuries can cause pain to radiate in the upper back and the arms. Muscle pain usually feels like a soreness with some sharp, stabbing pain on movement. Car accidents, prolonged poor posture, or just sleeping wrong can cause the neck muscles to hurt. Muscles and ligaments are the most common tissues to be injured.The neck has a tough job. Our heads weigh about 11 pounds, and supporting that bowling ball is the job of the neck. When the joints become misaligned, neck pain can result, but many different structures can be the cause of it. ![]()
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