Symptoms of stiff neck

In our daily life, we often hear about stiff neck, but the actual symptoms of stiff neck are not the same. Sometimes the neck pain is not caused by the stiff neck. So if you want to determine whether you have a stiff neck, you need to understand the symptoms of stiff neck. In this way, you can do more prevention and treatment. Let’s take a look at the symptoms of stiff neck.

Just like you must pay attention to it when you have a stiff neck, try to avoid excessive care in your daily life, because it can easily make your condition worse and be detrimental to your life and health. I hope everyone can pay more attention to these issues in life.

1. Symptoms ① Most patients have a history of strain, cold or sprain. The onset is sudden, often occurring acutely in the morning after waking up from sleep, or it may occur suddenly immediately after a neck sprain. In mild cases, symptoms appear 12 hours later. ② After the injury, the neck muscles on one side become tense, stiff, sore, swollen and painful. Severe pain can radiate to the shoulders, back, upper limbs and head. ③ The neck is in a forced torticollis posture, with the patient's head tilted toward the affected side and the mandible turned toward the healthy side.

2. Examination: ① The flexion, extension and rotation of the neck are limited, especially the rotation to the affected side. ② Palpation examination shows that the neck muscles are tense and stiff. There is obvious tenderness at the posterior edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, the trapezius muscle, and the levator scapula (superior inner corner of the scapula) on the affected side. ③ For patients with trauma or the elderly, X-ray films should be taken to rule out fractures, dislocations, cervical spondylosis, etc.

The above is an introduction to some symptoms of stiff neck. I hope that after reading this introduction, everyone can pay more attention to it. If you find that you also have these symptoms, you need to do more care and health care to reduce the adverse effects of stiff neck on your life.