Why can a neck behind it be sick?

The cervical spine is subject to more different problems and injuries to a high P, the first sign of most diseases and any injuries are pain that has been behind.

How and where exactly can the neck be sick?

Manifestation of pain in the neck

Pain in the neck can manifest itself in different ways.First sensations are divided into different ways (depending on their manifestation:

  1. VISCERAL: Develops through problems with internal organs under the neck.
  2. Somatic: develops as a result of injuries to the spine.
  3. Central: develops as a result of the damage to the central nervous system.
  4. Neuropathic: Due to the impairment of the peripheral or the central nervous system, it develops if they are caused by improper activity of neurons.

This can be felt as follows:

  1. Pain in muscle fibers.They can be created on both sides and on a - right or left.
  2. The pain behind the neck that radiates on other parts of the body: to the back of the head (base of the skull), in the head, in the shoulder joint, in the arm, in the ear.
  3. Pain in the fabrics.

Most of the time, painful sensations arise in combination with other symptoms.

  1. Dizziness.
  2. Reduction of sensitivity, deafness of the hands (most on the fingertips).
  3. Headache.
  4. Darken in the eyes.

Unpleasant sensations at the time of the manifestation can be:

  1. Chronic.In this case, the neck hurts from behind.The intensity can change: weaken them (for example after using painkillers) and increase.
  2. Sharp.Appear after a complete absence.Usually they indicate the appearance of problems or tighten the existing disease.They can manifest themselves both without obvious reasons as well as after some actions or situations (sharp movement, hypothermia, injury).

Possible reasons

The neck can get sick for several reasons (right, left, with return to other parts of the body):

  1. Sudden head movements, especially when you are ready in one position after sitting/lying down.
  2. Neck slip.
  3. A long stay in an uncomfortable position (lies, sitting, standing - it doesn't matter).A particularly relevant factor for people who have a seated lifestyle or have a seated or standing work.
  4. Wrongly selected pillow.
  5. Injuries to the cervical spine, muscles or ligaments are "fresh" or preserved for a long time (with improper or poor treatment, or if the injury was too serious and the body did not recover until the end).
  6. Rheumatic diseases.
  7. Pathologies of the cervical spine, muscles or ligaments - innate or acquired.
  8. A number of other diseases: lymphadenitis, a stable discount, some infectious pathologies (poliomyelitis, osteomyelitis, tetanus), connective tissue diseases.
  9. Diseases of the internal organs (mainly the gastrointestinal tract or the heart), in which the neck can be conveyed.
  10. Psychological factors: stress, tension, depression.Strong experiences lead to neurotic pain.

Regardless of this, it is worth emphasizing a number of pathologies of the bone-muscular system where pain in the neck occurs most frequently:

  1. Muscle cramps:They arise due to a long, unpleasant position of the head (including the person when a person sleeps).
  2. Osteochondrosis:Loss of elasticity of intervertebral discs.Pain with radiation in the back of the head and head are the first sign of this pathology.They usually appear constantly or after carefree head movements.
  3. Shoe and hernia.The main factor that leads to pain in the neck right or left or on both sides.Pain and deafness of the hands can often be accompanied by the shoulder joint.

How can I eliminate pain?

The main consultation: If the neck hurts from behind (with a child or adult, it doesn't matter), and the reason for these sensations is unclear - first you should seek medical help.For a precise diagnosis, you must be subjected to an X -Ray, MRI, CT or ultrasound depending on the full clinical image.

The following methods are used to facilitate pain:

  1. Training therapy(Execution exercises).For the cervix department, the exercise quantity is low and limited to tendencies and rotation of the head.The key rule - movements should be carried out smoothly, slowly and carefully.
  2. The right choice of the mattress and pillows.It is particularly true when the pain can be felt clearly after sleep.
  3. Massage.It can be carried out both by a professional masseur and independently - you can easily reach your neck.Massage procedures are used for most diseases of the musculoskeletal system and in rehabilitation after injuries.
  4. Pharmaceutical therapy(Tablets, ointments, injections).
  5. Physiotherapeutic methods.

Please note:The above methods are used as symptomatic treatment.For the complete elimination of pain, it is necessary to identify and heal the disease itself.