What’s wrong with your neck?

Neck pain can be caused by physiological factors such as fatigue and pillow fall, or it can be caused by pathological factors such as cervical spondylosis and thyroid cyst. 1. Physiological factors: If you work for a long time with your head down or in a desk job, it can cause the strain of the muscles around the neck, in addition, due to the incorrect sleeping posture and cold shoulders and neck, which can cause soreness and pain in the back of the neck, which can be relieved by appropriate activities of the neck or massage, so that the relaxation of the neck muscles, swelling and pain will be relieved, and there is no need for special treatment. 2. Cervical spondylosis: due to the herniation of cervical intervertebral discs, the nerve roots are compressed, which can cause swelling and pain in the neck muscles, numbness of the fingers and weakness of the upper limbs and other symptoms. 3. Thyroid cysts: cystic masses occurring in the thyroid gland, due to the relatively loose skin in the neck, larger thyroid cysts can lead to pressure or pain in the patient’s neck. Neck pain may also have other causes, when the patient appears neck pain symptoms continue to not relieve, exclude physiological factors, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in a timely manner, after a clear diagnosis and timely targeted treatment, so as not to delay the condition.