Why do I always feel neck pain?

The phenomenon of neck pain is actually quite common in life, and the causes of neck pain vary, so of course we must pay attention to the recognition and understanding of the causes. The most common causes are cervical spondylosis, neck muscle strain, and neck trauma.

1. Cervical spondylosis

Due to long periods of working with the head down, using a computer, sleeping with a high pillow, driving for too long, etc., the cervical spine undergoes 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, also known as cervical fibromyositis, 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 aseptic inflammation of the tissues, thus forming a vicious circle and exacerbating the pain.

3. Neck trauma

There are many causes of cervical spine 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 vertebrae joints may become dislocated and cause neck pain. This pain usually comes on suddenly and gets worse when the neck is turned.