What’s going on with the neck feeling swollen when you look down?

Low neck feeling swollen may be caused by aseptic inflammation of the soft tissues of the neck, or it may be caused by cervical spondylosis.
1. Aseptic inflammation: there are several muscle groups around the neck such as sternocleidomastoid muscle and cervical vastus muscle. Long-term work at work or looking at the cell phone may cause fatigue of the muscles, resulting in aseptic inflammation. Aseptic inflammation can be manifested as congestion and edema of the muscles, and when the head is bowed down, due to the shortening of the muscle fibers, the symptoms of neck swelling may occur.
2. Cervical spondylosis: When cervical spine has degenerative lesions leading to cervical spondylosis, it may cause compensatory fatigue of soft tissues such as muscles and ligaments around the cervical spine on the one hand; on the other hand, it may lead to cervical intervertebral disc dehydration lesions and narrowing of vertebral interspace, etc. When the head is bowed, the soft tissue structures are pulled by the cervical spine. Low head when the soft tissue structure is pulled by the stimulation, the vertebral body pressure rises, may also make the neck feel swollen.
There may be other reasons for neck swelling, so it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, and then give targeted treatment or treatment under the guidance of the doctor.