Neck muscles can be strained from poor posture — whether it’s leaning over your computer or hunching over your workbench. Osteoarthritis also is a common cause of neck pain, as are injuries, such as a car accident or fall.
It is a common question and a great question. Often people experience pain in one or the other side of the neck. Typically, the pain occurs because of a muscle strain or another benign cause.
However, whenever you experience severe, chronic, or prolonged neck pain, call and see your doctor. Here at Minnesota Head & Neck Pain Clinic, we’ll find the root cause of your pain and guide you in non-invasive methods of managing that injury.
This needs an individual assessment before a more specific answer. Common medical conditions that impact neck pain are stress, poor posture, neck injury such as in whiplash, overworking your muscles without proper rest, degenerative disc disease, neck strain, osteoarthritis, cervical spondylosis, spinal stenosis, a herniated disc, or a pinched nerve (called cervical radiculopathy).
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