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Neck Spasm
A neck spasm can be a very painful occurrence for any patient affected by a cervical condition.
Muscle spasms
in the neck can affect the head, face, jaw, shoulders and arms and may cause considerable discomfort for an extended period of time.

Neck Spasm Symptoms
Spasms are characterized by uncontrollable repeated or constant tightening of the involved muscular tissues. The feeling is very painful and is also commonly referred to as a cramp or charlie horse. Cramps in the neck will also affect the musculature in the surrounding anatomical regions. Depending on the
cervical spinal
level affected, these symptoms might be centered in the face and head or in the shoulders, arms and upper back. Muscle spasms can be very frightening and can also create neurological effects in their wake.
Tingling,
weakness,
numbness
or residual pain are all components of the lingering aftermath of a powerful spasm.
Neck Muscle Spasm Causes
Muscle spasms can result from a problem in the
spinal anatomy,
but are far more likely to occur from direct soft tissue injuries or a regional process, such as
ischemia.
Severe
back muscle sprains
and
strains
can cause spasms to occur for several minutes to several days, depending on the nature and severity of the injury.
Oxygen deprivation back pain
is the most prevalent source or regular spasms and often goes undiagnosed for a very long time. Remember, the typical reason for a muscle to go into spasm involves depletion of available oxygen. This is exactly the process enacted by
psychosomatic back pain
conditions, even though the blame for these symptoms is most often placed on some coincidental
spinal abnormality
or soft tissue condition, such as
thoracic outlet syndrome.
Neck Spasm Advice
Coping with spasms anywhere on the anatomy can be a trying and nightmarish experience. While some spasms are small and insignificant, others are truly agonizing. Luckily, the degree of the pain most often does not have any correlation to the underlying severity of the condition. In fact, severe spasms can occur for completely idiopathic reasons and are typically also linked to emotional
stress
and the subconscious repression process.If you suffer recurrent spasms in the neck or upper back and have tried a variety of
back pain treatment
options, there is still hope. I can confidently recommend
knowledge therapy
as a well designed therapy choice, since it works directly on the psycho-emotional sources of most spasm causing ischemia. This is the same approach I used to cure 18 years worth of misery in my own life and the identical technique taught by such back pain pioneers as
Dr. John Sarno,
of the NYU Medical Center, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine.
Neck Spasm to Back Pain Home
6/22/09 Revised 8/30/09

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