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Back Pain.
People do not realize how much they move their neck, until they are unable to do so. The neck has the least amount of muscular stabilization to support and move your 12 lbs head, which makes it very susceptible to injury. It doesn’t take much force to disrupt that fine balance.
The spinal cord passes through a space in the vertebrae sending nerve impulses to every part of the body. Between each pair of cervical vertebrae, the spinal cord sends bundles of nerves that pass down the arms and to the upper back, and if your arm is hurting, it may be a problem in the neck! Symptoms in the arms can include numbness, tingling, cold, aching, and “pins and needles”.
The neck can also contribute to headaches, muscle spasms in the shoulders and upper back, ringing ears, otitis media (inflammation in the middle ear, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, TMJ or jaw joint). Dysfunction of the neck also causes restricted range of motion and chronic tightness in the upper back.
Causes of Neck and Upper Back Pain
Neck and upper back pain is caused by a combination of factors, including injury, poor posture, stress, and disc problems.
Injuries
The most common injury to the neck is a “whiplash” (WAD) injury. “Whiplash” is caused by a sudden movement of the head.
Much more common causes of neck pain and headaches are poor posture. It’s easy to get into bad posture habits, can eventually lead to pain and headaches. The rule is simple: keep your neck in a “neutral” position whenever possible. Don’t bend or hunch your neck forward for extended periods. Also, do not to sit in one position for extended period of time. If you must sit for an extended period, make sure your posture is good: Keep your head in a neutral position, make sure your back is always supported, and keep your knees slightly lower than your hips.
Stress
When people become stressed, they unconsciously contract their muscles, Particular the muscles in their back. This ‘Muscle guarding’ or Defence posture is a response designed to guard against injury. Muscle guarding occurs whenever we become emotionally stressed. The area’s most affected are the muscles of the neck, upper back and low back.
Disc Herniations
Discs in your neck may herniated or bulge and put pressure on the nerves that lead from the spine into your shoulders, arms and hands. Although cervical discs do not bulge nearly as often as lumbar discs do, they occasionally can still get damaged, especially when damage sustained from a whiplash (WAD) injury.
