why is my neck in pain?
552417
Odds are good you are under a lot of stress. Many people carry their tension in their upper shoulders and neck. I would suggest that you should see a chiropractor or massage therapist.
854475
Seeing your doctor may be a good first step.  You might also experiment with different kinds of pillows to determine whether your neck problems etc are related to that.
807267
It is probably from bad posture and it is likely that it is a pinched nerve in your neck from sitting a certain way and typing...carpal tunnel may be coming your way...try ice or heat and ibuprophen(generic advil)whatever it says on the bottle...a hot tub, hot bath or hot shower would help...
743612
Go to the doctor and find out what's going on!  Why would you want to be in pain if you can get some help?
1031488
It usually starts with flu-like symptoms like muscle aches/pain, fatigue, fever, and just overall feel bad. As it progresses to the brain and/or spinal cord a classic symptom is a severe headache and neck pain that can't be relieved with over the counter meds.
270080
This is very common. It generally occurs because of an involuntary muscle spasm in your sleep. As a result you might have a minor inflamation in your neck. Your body's way of dealing with that is restricting your movement so you don't make it worse. Crazy no? The best thing you can do for yourself is put heat on it (they sell hating pads at most pharmacies). You should also move your head around slowly as far as you can without it hurting. This will speed your recovery time. You can also have someone give you a gentle massage to improve circulation. But above all, use heat. I would also use pain killers.
1026715
You may need to see a doctor about it, maybe you managed to pop one of your spinal bones so now it's in a weird position in your neck. This can cause your muscles to ache like crazy.\n\nMy friend did something like this in Martial Arts she got whiplash and caused her neck bone (just one of the discs) to mis-align....\nShe had to see a bone doctor (Chiropractor) who then popped it back into place after a few sessions..... and made her neck better after a month or so... but muscles were still a little weak.\n\nShe left it too long before seeing the doctor and the mis-alignment caused her muscles around the neck to go weak.\nHence the pains....\n\nEr? you didn't do anything hectic the few days before you started noticing the pain did you?!?!?!\n\nSorry if I'm scaring you, but just a thought in case this might help.
633613
Chiropractic Care and Massage Therapy can do you a world of good! Also, see your physician about getting physical therapy. Usually such pain is due to muscular weakness. Exercise can help you.
748569
You better watch that!!! If the pain is not acompanied with a pain the arm and neck, you are lucky. A heart attack is on the way if the symptom is as describeb. Go to a MD.
762754
I can only advise from my own experience.  Please tell your doctor that you think you need a muscle relaxant for a little while until this neck pain goes away.  Just ask to take one at bedtime because they might make you drowsy.  \n\nSince this is neck and jaw pain, you are probably also a person who grits their teeth at night.  You need to relax.  If you don't mind my suggestions, there are different types of non prescription medications such a Benadryl that you can take at night to help you relax, but I would check with your doctor for a muscle relaxant.  \n\nI am so sorry you are having this problem.  It sounds more to me like anxiety than anything else.  Either that, or you may be developing arthritis in your neck in which case you also need something to relax.    \n\nBE sure and check with your doctor, this could be more than withdrawal.  I suffered with this until it got so bad, I could not turn my neck at all.  I kept taking Ibuprofen constantly and it did not help at all. Just made me feel funny in the head.  Finally, I found I had arthritis in my neck as well as some spurs that had formed on my neck that were pressing on my nerves.  I was given some medication that helped out a lot and I don't know your names in the UK but your doctor can help you with this.  Do you have chiropractic medicine where you live?  If so, you would benefit greatly from this as well as getting a massage from a licensed masseuse.\n\nBest wishes.
1093202
It often happens to me.  You could have pulled a muscle.  It can be quite painful and you cannot turn your head from side to side.  The pain will usually last about 2 days and they you are fine.  You will also feel like you head is too heavy for your neck.\n\nOr, you may have slept in a strange position.  Either way, the pain will go away.\n\nJust regular pain killers will make it a little more bearable, and try and rest your head when you can.
1042098
Back part of your neck?\n\nIt can probably be tension headache because the tension you are making on your neck muscles.\nIt seems to me you are not doing wight lifting very good. It is kinda hard for me to explain, but you have to focus your energy homogeneously with your neck, arms, abdomen, chest muscles, and not only with your neck muscles.\nTake care of yourself. Good luck
714856
If there is no pain involved (when you move your neck laterally and up and down) then it is probably your cervical vertebrae (C1 - C7) Some people's cervical vertebrae protrude more than others.
774439
Ouch. Poor baby, that must have hurt. I would say you should try to sleep as best you can and see how you are in the morning. If it still hurts you might should go get it looked at, either by a chiropractor or an MD.
1032520
Aw... I'm so sorry. I hope you'll feel better soon.\n\nDo you have a comfortable pillow when you sleep at night? Do you have restless night's sleep or just sleep in one position at night? Sometimes as simple as a pillow can do that to anyone. If you'd like whenever you wake up in the morning, you can do a little exercise that requires two things from you:\n- For you to sit up in bed with your feet on the floor and have about 5 minutes for this.\n- Then, do "neck-exercises" meaning gently turn your head in different directions to relax the sore muscles.\n\nDuring the day time, if your neck starts to ache just do a little bit of the same exercises and it'll go away. At times the difficulty to swallow can also result in the in-comming cold and soar throat. Drink hot tea with lemon or an herbal tea--usually either one does wonders on sore muscles. A little bit of stretching in the morning helps to relieve the tension through out the body, just make sure not to over-do it. Take your time with every exercise and you'll see, you might even feel a lot better than ever before :)\n\nBest of luck and take care :)
1112899
Check your pillow.  We should be in the same posture when we are laying down as we are standing up.  If you keep our head at an angle all night long you might be pinching a nerve in your neck causing the pain.  See a chiropractic doctor.  Take anti-inflammatories like aspirin or ibuprophen with food.  I would take it before I went to bed with a snack.  God bless.
866369
Where you in a car accident and hurt your neck?  \n\nYou might be getting migranes from a pinched nerve in your neck. I've had them before and they don't go away.  \n\nThere are two things you can do see the chiropracter or see an accupuncturist.  \n\nI put a link to webmd.  On all types of headaches.