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Neck strain
A muscular pain in the neck caused by stretching or overuse.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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How common it is:
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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Related questions
A 38-year old female asked:
Neck straining causes headache..Why is it so?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Can neck strain cause swollen neck?
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A 33-year old asked:
How can you reduce neck strain at the computer?
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A 35-year old asked:
What is a neck strain or shoulder strain do to your body?
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A 40-year old male asked:
I am experiencing neck strain. The following also describes me: Back pain. What should I do?
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A 32-year old female asked:
After getting made fun of by one of the docs, I will re-phrase my q. Are there any ways to safely lift weights to tone underarms without neck strain?
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A 37-year old asked:
Can masturbation cause head \ neck strain?
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A 33-year old asked:
What is better for a neck strain: warm or cold compresses at the back of the neck?
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A 32-year old male asked:
I am experiencing toothache and neck pain. The following also describes me: Neck strain. What should I do?
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A 41-year old female asked:
I am experiencing neck pain and neck strain. It's been iver a year. It's only on the left side, my neck and that part if my head.
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A 27-year old female asked:
What can I take for neck pain from neck strain whats some home remedies to get rid of neck pain?
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A 41-year old male asked:
I am experiencing neck strain. Had x ray. Loss curvature. Taking relafin and Norfolk. Getting MRI. Any thought on how to regain curvature?
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A 21-year old male asked:
My neck forward rapidly on scooter,one month ago now neck pain is completely gone.Im wonder How I sustained such incident with just minor neck strain
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A 33-year old male asked:
Can neck strain cause frontal headaches and pain in sinuses?
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A female asked:
Pain in left temple, burning sensation for over 3 weeks now. Neck strain being investigated but I'm concerned it's something worse?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Can neck strain cause vertigo? Slept on my neck wrong, now it is aching and i feel off balance. Been happening pretty often lately.
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A 22-year old female asked:
I have neck strain. Dont know whether its a muscle strain or not. To relieve the pain i apply 'volini' but it does not last long. I sleep on 2 pillows?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Could a neck strain or injury cause internal bleeding? In the neck or brain?
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A 18-year old male asked:
Head pain lower left side about even with ear. Randomly comes on. Could it be result of neck strain?
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A 59-year old male asked about a 33-year old female:
Whiplash neck strain in a lot of pain taking paracetamol and ibraophen allergic to codein what else can I take?
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A 27-year old female asked:
How long does it take for neck strain & associated muscle spasms/pain to go away completely? What are the best/fastest methods of treatment?
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A 21-year old asked:
I'm having a gastric and constipation. It caused light-headedness and neck strain. Sometimes, it was also followed by anxiety attack. Is it normal?
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A 48-year old female asked:
Misdiagnoses of neck strain meant the costochondral separation was not treated properly in the acute phase. After two years, is there hope to heal?
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A 36-year old male asked:
My doctor prescribed 800mg of skelaxin (metaxalone) 3 times a day and also told me to take 2 Aleve with it for a bad neck strain. How far apart should I take this? Is 6 Aleve in a day ok?
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A 33-year old male asked:
I am experiencing neck strain, dizziness that gets worse with changing head position, lying flat, prolonged standing, that is unaffected by sitting upright, and that gets better with rest, and that is unaffected by with fluids, neck pain, headache ?
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A 50-year old male asked:
I had a head injery with neck strain now months lster the top of my head hurts when lifting eye brows?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I am experiencing tender lymph nodes, neck swelling, neck strain and fatigue. It seems to be on the sides of my neck. Happens at random times, for yrs?
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A 36-year old male asked:
Can neck strain during exercise cause lhermitte's sign (sit ups, push ups, stair climbing).Began w/pulled muscle in lower back&spread to neck.
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A 21-year old male asked:
I ws wearing hard neck collar for neck strain as per Doc adv.i bent down to pick up my phone on ground,I felt mild pain in eyes n saw floaters fr 3sec
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A 23-year old female asked:
I am experiencing neck pain and neck strain. The following also describe me: Back pain, Lethargy, Fatigue, and Difficulty concentrating. What should I do?
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