Causes

Some causes of neck pain include:

• Carrying a heavy backpack or purse on one shoulder
• Cervical dystonia (spasmodic torticollis)
• Cervical spondylosis
• Cradling your phone between your shoulder and neck
• Emotional stress
• Fibromyalgia
• Herniated disk
• Meningitis
• Muscle strain
• Osteoarthritis (disease causing the breakdown of joints)
• Poor posture
• Rheumatoid arthritis (inflammatory joint disease)
• Sleeping on your abdomen or with too many or too few pillows
• Spinal stenosis
• Tension headache
• TMJ disorders
• Trauma from accidents or falls
• Whiplash