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Pain in the cervical region

Pain in the cervical region occurs in the spine and is caused by irritation of the sensitive nerve endings located in the joints, ligaments, bone and muscles of the neck region.

These pains may have a number of causes, the most common being muscular contraction. Other conditions may cause pain in this region: diseases of the joints such as arthritis, sprains, pulled muscles and fractures, infections, bone tumours or muscular inflammation.

In the most common cases, the condition causing the pain is very slight, and thus the pain may be difficult to locate with precision.

Two extreme cases.

Cervicobrachial neuralgia is the result of compression of the sensitive nerve roots in the cervical segments of the spine. This compression may be caused by inflammation or movement of the structures close to the nerve root. The most common cause is a hernia or movement of the intervetebral disc due to a physical accident. The pain is located in the neck, upper back and the length of the arm.

A stiff neck is due to the involuntary and lengthy contraction of one of the sternocleidomastoid , muscles while the other remains at rest. This can be seen in the characteristic inclination or twisting of the head resulting form the complaint. There is also a form of acquired stiff neck normally caused by anomalous contraction of the neck muscles..

The muscular contractions which produce pain in the neck region have many causes, the most common being “poor posture”. Two of the most common incorrect postures are an unsuitable sleeping position and a forced posture while writing for any length of time.

Stress also causes muscular pain as anxiety produces a continuos and uncomfortable tensing of the muscles in the cervical area. Poor sitting postures can also cause ligaments to stretch or localised damage in the vertebral discs.

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