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Most who suffer from neck
pain tend to try and blame the condition on a single incident (poor pillow
or bad night’s sleep, turning head too fast, etc.). The truth is most neck
problems stem from years of accumulated micro trauma caused by lifestyle
factors. Some neck pain does occur as the result of traumatic events (see
whiplash), but the increase in sedentary lifestyle combined with spending
hours hunched over books and computers which begins in childhood has a
negative effect on the normal structural curve of the neck (called a
lordosis). This curve should have a slight forward bend (similar to the
shape of a banana) which allows for ideal weight bearing of the head
(about the weight of a bowling ball) over the shoulders and thoracic
spine. As this curve diminishes the weight of the head will tend to fall
farther and farther forward putting increased stress on the spine and
muscles. The levator scapula muscles which connect at the base of the
skull and attach to the upper shoulder blades work harder to accommodate
this extra burden leading to chronically tight and sore shoulders. The
shifting posture increases the likelihood for subluxation in the neck
which can lead to nerve pressure and herniated discs.
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Neck
Pain