Everyone has experienced a stiff neck at some time in life. These sudden injuries often cause pain and reduced range of motion that impacts everyday activities. Neck pain and stiffness is generally a minor injury that responds well to home treatment. Here are some of the common causes of neck pain and stiffness, and a few tips on what you can do to get back to normal:
One of the most important things we can do is maintain a healthy weight limit; this will help to maintain the proper bone alignment and stabilization of the spine, and prevents further degeneration of the spine.
Neck pain is a common affliction that can be caused by a variety of factors. While many of these factors take care of themselves over time, a few require more proactive measures. Particularly if the pain is caused by spinal compression or by a damaged or diseased disk located in the cervical spine (the portion of the spine that includes the neck), surgery may become the recommended course of action.
While neck pain affects approximately ten percent of the population at any given time, it’s rarely associated with any life-threatening conditions. Most neck pain will go away within a few weeks, with nearly 90 percent of individuals who have experienced neck pain reporting no lasting discomfort after two months. By developing a better understanding of neck pain, ranking behind back pain as the primary complaint of patients at doctor’s offices in the United States, you’ll know what to expect if you happen to experience a sudden pain in the neck.
