Neck Pain

Neck pain is a common condition that affects most people at some point in their lives. The causes can be varied and can affect different structures in the neck. Neck pain can result from muscle strain due to poor posture and long work hours, osteoarthritis, which is wear and tear of the cartilage or discs in the joints, bony overgrowths or spurs, compression of spinal nerves, also called pinched nerves, neck fractures, slipped discs, whiplash, a forceful jerking of the neck causing soft tissue injury, and also from diseases such as meningitis, rheumatoid arthritis and cancer.