What You Need To Know About Stiff Necks

Have you ever woken up with a neck so painful you can’t even move it to look to the side? Ever worked for long periods of time that you notice your neck muscles already stiffening up due the stress and strain? You may already be manifesting signs of having a stiff neck.

Thanks to our extremely fast-paced and bustling lifestyles paired with lack of rest and poor body posture, stick neck has become pretty normal for the average American. It is considered harmless as pain relief follows pretty quickly after having rested the neck stiffness for a couple of days or so. But if it persists for a longer time that the usual two to three day recuperation window, then it could be a manifestation or warning for an existed medical condition.

Clinically referred to as a cervical spasm, stiff neck pain is often the result of sore neck muscles. Although it is generally non-alarming, having a stiff neck can be an indication of an underlying medical condition that you may not be aware of. So it is best to consult a physician if you have chronic stiff neck pains.

Like what was mentioned above, stiff neck can develop from poor body posture or because of too much stress,...