What are the causes of neck pain?
Causes of neck pain
Mechanical problem:
- Postural (e.g. falling sleep in an awkward position)
- Whiplash injury
- Facet joints problem
- Cervical
Inflammatory conditions in the neck:
- Infection
- Axial spondyloarthritis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Discitis
Metabolic problems:
- Axial calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate disease
- Fibrous dysplasia
- Paget's disease
Neoplastic conditions:
- Metastases
- Myeloma
- Lymphoma
- Intrathecal tumour
Others:
- Fibromyalgia (FM)
- Torticollis
Referred pain from nearby structures:
- Pharynx
- Cervical LN
- Teeth
- Angina pectoris
- Aortic aneurysm
- Pancoast tumour
- Diaphragm
[ Source: Davidson's principles and practice of medicine 23rd Edition; page 997]
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