neck muscle spasm symptoms , causes,and treatment

1. NECK MUSCLE SPASM
MADE BY/MOHAMMED NASSAR ZAKY NASSAR
FACULTY OF MEDICINE , MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY

2. Definition :
involuntary contractions of the muscles in your
neck. The muscles get tight, hard, and painful.

3. Causes :
1- Neck strain or sprain :
due to:
-Sleeping in wrong position.
-Sports injury.
-Poor posture : for example (Text neck)
-Repetitive motions : such as side to side while dancing or swimming .
-Whiplash.
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- hold the head in unusual position : having along conversation while
cradling a phone between head and shoulder.

4. Text neck : an increasingly common problem
that develops in anyone who spends hours
looking down at the phone while texting.

5. 2- Overexertion or fatigue.
3-Herniated disc.
4-Facet joint osteoarthritis.
5-Mechanical dysfunction.
6-Peripheral neuropathy.
7-Myofascial pain syndrome.
8-Stress or anxiety.
9-Cervical dystonia.

6. Symptoms :
Constant or throbbing neck pain.
Twitching.
Cramping.
Headache.
Trouble with vision , dizziness , fatigue.

7. Cervicogenic Headache :
A secondary headache that occurs because of a physical
or neurologic condition in the neck .
A referred headache.
Due to convergence of sensory nerve fibers originating from
both the trigeminal nerve and the upper spinal nerves into
the trigeminocervical nucleus .

8. Characters:
 dull ache in the neck and radiates
upward along the back of the head,
almost always affecting just one side.
 Pain may also spread to the forehead,
temple, and area around the eyes
and/or ears.

9. Treatment :
1-medical :
- anti-inflammatory medicine, such as ibuprofen
- muscle relaxant.
- Non steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (NSAIDs).
- injection of steroid medicine or an anesthetic into the muscle.

10. 2- Others :
- stretching exercises.
- Massage.
- Ice : every 3 to 4 hours for up to 20 minutes at a time.
- Moist heat : Don’t use heat if you have swelling.
- Physical therapy.
- Stress management.