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Neck Spasm
Neck Spasm SymptomsSpasms 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 CausesMuscle 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 AdviceCoping 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.
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