What causes neck pain? Several common causes

There are many causes of neck pain, the most common ones are cervical spondylosis and stiff neck. Cervical spondylosis is the most common disease among people nowadays, and it is closely related to work. Sitting in front of the computer for a long time, the neck muscles cannot be exercised, so everyone should do a good job in preventing cervical spondylosis.

1. Cervical spondylosis: Due to long-term work with the head down, computer use, sleeping with a high pillow, driving for too long, etc., the cervical spine will undergo degenerative changes. When the cervical spine degenerates to a certain extent, it will cause cervical bone hyperplasia and cervical disc herniation. Bone hyperplasia and herniated disc compress the cervical nerves, muscles, ligaments, etc. and cause neck pain.

2. Neck muscle strain: Neck muscle strain is also called cervical fibromyositis. It is caused by repeated acute and chronic injuries to the soft tissue of the neck, resulting in traumatic aseptic inflammation and pain in the neck muscles, which stimulates the muscles to produce a persistent state of contraction, muscle tension, and long-term muscle spasm, causing local soft tissue vascular spasm, insufficient blood supply to the muscles and fascia, nutritional disorders, and aggravated tissue aseptic inflammation, thus forming a vicious circle and exacerbating the pain.

3. Neck trauma: There are many reasons for cervical trauma, such as car accidents, falls, collisions, etc., which damage the neck muscles and bones and cause neck pain.

4. Stiff neck: This is caused by dislocation of the facet joints of the cervical vertebra. When the neck is sprained, or the sleeping posture is incorrect, or the neck is suddenly invaded by wind, cold and dampness, the cervical joints may become dislocated and cause neck pain. This pain usually comes on suddenly and gets worse when the neck is turned.

From the above, we know why neck pain occurs frequently. I believe you can better find the cause of your neck pain. The editor reminds everyone that if you often have neck pain, you must be careful about cervical spondylosis!