Neck Pain Causes

Are you suffering from frequent headaches, shoulder pain and neck pain? It could be due to cervical spondylosis - a disease of the cervical spine.Pain located in the neck is a common medical condition. Neck pain can come from a number of disorders and diseases of any tissues in the neck. Back pain (also known as "dorsopathy") is pain felt in the human back that may come from the spine, muscles, nerves, or other structures in the back.

The disease can be due to several causes such as incorrect posture or prolonged sitting hours. Lack of nutritional foods is also a contributing factor. Due to the increased stress these days, the prolonged sitting hours has become its main cause.

Neck pain can come from common infections, such as virus infection of the throat, leading to lymph gland swelling and neck pain. Neck pain can also come from rare infections, such as tuberculosis of the neck and bone infection of the spine in the neck (osteomyelitis and septic discitis), and meningitis (often accompanied by neck stiffness). Neck pain can also come from conditions directly affecting the muscles of the neck, such as fibromyalgia and polymyalgia rheumatica. Neck pain is also referred to as cervical pain. Weakness may also be felt in the legs or feet.

Common causes of neck pain

o   Whiplash

o   Muscle strain

o   Degenerative disc disease

o   Herniated disc

o   Cervical spondylosis

o   Cervical spinal canal stenosis

However, you can take precautionary measures to prevent the disease. Follow these tips:

1. If your work long hours in front of the computer, you must relax the muscles of your neck and shoulders by taking frequent breaks from work.

2. While at work, avoid keeping your neck straight and stiff.

3. Drink a teaspoon of lemon juice after adding a pinch of salt to it two to three times a day.

 4. Roll your shoulders in a circular motion (clockwise) with your hands straight along your body. Repeat this in anti-clockwise direction. Repeat it five times.

5. Take 10 cloves of garlic and add them in 60 gm vegetable oil after crushing them. Heat the mixture till it gets hot, remove the utensil from the burner and allow the oil to cool down. Later strain the oil and massage the affected area with it. In case of severe pain, massage the area twice and bath with warm water.

 6. Place your arms straight in front of you, with the palms facing each other. Lift your arms and bring them near your ears and while doing so, inhale.

7. Do neck exercises. Look towards the left side and then slowly drop the chin to your chest and again look to the right hand side. Then repeat this exercise from the right hand side to the left hand side. Repeat it slowly for around five times.

8. Massage can also improve blood circulation and this is one of the reasons it can aid in the recovery of muscle strain and pains.