DENOMINATION

• Neck pain,
• Rigid neck,
• Crooked neck.

DEFINITION

The crick in the neck is the presence of pain to the movement of the neck and accompanied by incapability to turn or to move the head. The pain and the contraction can be radiated to the shoulders or the head.

CAUSES

The most frequent cause of the crick in the neck is an annoyance of the cervical nerves by what a second time there appears a contraction or spasm of the muscles of the neck.
The most common causes of this annoyance are:

• Sudden movements of the neck.
• Traumatic injury (lash).
• To sleep in an uncomfortable position.
• Anxiety.
• Muscular injuries of the neck on having been born.
• It would help to a slipped disc at cervical level.
• Bacterial or viral infection.

SYMPTOMS

The following symptoms can appear:

• Pain of the muscles of the neck of the shoulder or of the back
• Inability to turn the head, in general supports wick towards a side.
• Contraction of the muscles of the neck.
• Position surprises of the chin.

TREATMENT OF THE CRICK IN THE NECK

The treatment of the crick in the neck will depend on his causes, but in general it is realized:

• I rest from the muscles of the neck, if it is necessary a cervical ruff will put itself.
• Application of local heat.
• Ultrasound application.
• Massages in the shape of physical therapy.
• Muscular relaxing medicines (sometimes).

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