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Neck Pain Causes

Neck pain can affect anybody, and the symptoms effects are quite serious. Depending on the cause of the pain, you will have several symptoms. It is natural and practically everybody experiences it at least twice in their lifetime. This pain can be mild, severe, intermittent or chronic. The duration and intensity may depend on the cause of the pain, how much treatment is received and how fast these treatments were given.

In most cases, the symptoms are temporary and get eased after a short period of time and with proper, reliable non-surgical treatment. However, there are times, when the pain is a sign of disease or infection.

 

 

 

Neck Pain Causes and Symptoms


A basic knowledge and understanding of how neck problems can develop is a good way to start prevention in the first place. These are the four most common causes of neck pain:

4 Common Causes of Neck Pain

1. Accidents

Neck pain can emerge after a car accident. Your muscles, nerves and tissues can be damaged if your neck was forcefully hauled out unexpectedly as a result of the crash or strong blow. This can cause headaches and sever pains on your neck. A spinal fracture or broken collarbone can cause pain in the neck. An immediate treatment should be given for broken that occur even in apparent innocuous injuries and need quick treatment.

2. Muscle Strain By Bad Stance or Postures
br>This happens due to a bad sleeping position or slanting your head in the wrong way. Spending too much time slouched over the steering wheel can also trigger located on different spots around the neck depending on the nature of the injury sustained.

3. Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis also causes stiff neck as it makes your neck joints to swell before leading to neck pain.

4. Cervical Disk Disease

As we age, we get cervical disk problems that may lead to neck pain. These disks are found in the center of the vertebral disk gaps. They are delicate, gel-like matters that work as cushion between our disks. They grow thin as we age goading the distension of our disks and compress on the nerves near them.

Symptoms of Neck Pain

1. Muscle Spasm

Muscle spasm is one of the most common symptoms of neck pain. It is a sudden involuntary contraction of muscles that leads to pain and stiff neck. Once you have muscle spasms, your muscles try to protect the area which leaves you with the notion that your neck is locked which results in the stiffness.

2. Muscle Ache

The first thing your muscles try to do when you sustain a neck injury is to protect the affected area but your neck becomes tight as a result. This will make your trigger points (knots in the muscles) become sore to touch. These sores can be located on different spots around the neck depending on the nature of the injury sustained.

3. Dizziness

Dizziness is also another possible symptom from neck pain. This occurs because your position detectors (cervical vertebrae) in your neck joints are being injured.

4. Stiffness Of The Neck

This is comes to play as a result of the first 2 symptoms mentioned. You will find it difficult to move your neck once it gets tight. The problem will be more exaggerated since it is painful to move your neck; you tend to spend so much time in one position.

5. Headaches

This is a very common symptom of neck pain. You will often experience a dull aching form of headache rather than a sharp pain. The headache starts causing pains from the back of your head then later circulate to the side and sometimes to the front of the head.

6. Decreased Range Of Motion

Since you will have a lot of stiffness and tightness in the neck, it is very possible to have decreased range of motion. Depending on the affected part of the neck, you often realize that you cannot turn your head sideways without feeling pain. You may also feel limited in how much angle you can bend your neck and how far you can reverse your head back.

7. Nerve Pain

Nerve pain can cause serious neck pains because the muscles place pressure on the neck. This pain is mostly experienced below the arms and legs. A sharp pin-like sensation of pain may be felt on your arms and legs. It is normal to have desensitizing in your arms, weakness or burning. To make matters worse, the pain will often be exaggerated at night.

 

Strengthening Exercises

These Neck Exercises are ideal to build strength and flexibility.

Massage Treatment

These Neck Massage Techniques are of great value in pain relief; circulation stimulation; dispersing blood and fluid accumulations; swelling reduction; and relaxing muscle spasms, especially when used alongside the Sinew Therapeutics liniments, soaks and massage oil.

 

ACUTE STAGE SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT

 

 

This stage is characterized by swelling, redness, pain, and possibly a local sensation of heat, indicating inflammation. If coolness makes your pain feel better, then the Acute Stage Treatment is recommended.

 

 

ACUTE STAGE SYMPTOMS:

 

The acute stage starts the moment an injury occurs and lasts until the swelling and inflammation are gone. The swelling is the result of the blockage of blood, tissue fluids and circulation in the neck because their normal movement has been disrupted by the force of the injury. Just like cars back up behind a traffic jam, causing congestion, exhaust and overheating; blood and fluids back up behind the injured neck, causing pain, inflammation, lumps and swelling.

The sensation of heat is due to the warming action of the blood and fluids overheating in the injured neck as they neck up and accumulate. Stiffness and decreased mobility are due to spasms in tendons and ligaments that have contracted reflexively beyond their normal range from the impact of the injury.

As ligaments and tendons stretch and tear, blood from ruptured blood vessels becomes trapped in the local tissues. As the trapped blood clots up, it sticks the tissues together creating adhesions. Adhesions cause pain, inflammation and restricted movement because the layers of tissue that used to slide smoothly across one another now adhere and snap which interferes with normal functioning. It is essential to break up clotted blood as quickly as possible to prevent adhesions and scar tissue from forming.

During the acute stage it is very important to restore normal circulation to the neck, break up clotted blood and stagnant fluids, reduce swelling, and reduce the redness and heat associated with inflammation. By restoring the flow of blood, fluids, and circulation in the neck, then pain is relieved, damaged tissues can regenerate with healthy functional tissue, and the neck can strengthen and regain it's mobility.

 

ACUTE STAGE TREATMENT:

 

1. Massage your neck with Acute Sinew Liniment to relieve pain, reduce swelling and inflammation, break up clotted blood and stagnant fluids, and stimulate circulation of blood and fluids to help cells quickly repair damaged tissues. Sinew Herbal Ice can be used in-between applications.

2. The Sinew Sports Massage Oil is recommended for use before and after exercise, sports and strenuous activity. It warms and stimulates your muscles, increases circulation and relieves tightness, hence improving your performance and helping to prevent injury.

3. The Sinew Sports Massage Oil is recommended for use before and after exercise, sports and strenuous activity. It warms and stimulates your muscles, increases circulation and relieves tightness, hence improving your performance and helping to prevent injury.

 

 

CHRONIC STAGE SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT

 

 

This stage begins once the swelling and inflammation are gone, but you still feel pain, stiffness, weakness, and/or sensitivity in cold and damp weather. If heat makes your pain feel better, then the Chronic Stage Treatment is recommended.

 


CHRONIC STAGE SYMPTOMS:

 

The chronic stage begins once the swelling and inflammation are gone, but you still feel aching pain and stiffness. This is because there are still accumulations of stagnant blood and fluids in your neck that are blocking circulation and blood supply to damaged tissues, creating residual pain, stiffness and weakness. You may actually feel hard nodules like sand in the tissue, indicating accumulation, calcification, and adhesions, which all cause pain, stiffness, and joint instability.

Your neck may feel more sensitive to the cold and ache in cold and damp weather due to impaired circulation. When you move your neck you may hear a clicking or popping sound from the tendons and ligaments slipping very slightly in and out of their natural alignment indicating weakness and joint instability, causing chronic pain and a cycle of reinjury. These symptoms are often the result of failure to treat the injury properly from the outset and overicing.

Increasing circulation and blood supply to the damaged tissues is very important in treating chronic injuries because tendons and ligaments do not have an extensive direct supply of blood. That is why chronic injuries can be slow to heal. Increasing local circulation also prevents cold and dampness from penetrating the injured area, preventing pain and stiffness.

During the chronic stage it is very important to break up remaining accumulations of blood and fluids, and increase circulation and blood supply to the damaged tissues. By increasing circulation and blood flow in the neck, then pain and stiffness is relieved, and the tendons and ligaments can strengthen to restore stability.


CHRONIC STAGE TREATMENT:

 

1. Massage your neck with Chronic Sinew Liniment to relieve pain and stiffness, strongly stimulate circulation and blood flow to damaged tissues, and promote the healing of overstretched tendons and ligaments. The Sinew Relaxing Soak can be used in-between applications.

2. Soak your neck with the Sinew Relaxing Soak to relax muscles and tendons that are in spasm, ease joint pain and stiffness, and improve range of motion. The Sinew Relaxing Soak is particularly useful if you feel restricted mobility in your neck. The soak can be used by saturating a towel in the liquid and applying it to your neck. Chronic Sinew Liniment can be used in-between applications.

3. The Sinew Sports Massage Oil is recommended for use before and after exercise, sports and strenuous activity. It warms and stimulates your muscles, increases circulation and relieves tightness, hence improving your performance and helping to prevent injury.