Causes of pain in the right side of the neck
1. Degeneration or wear and tear
The vertebrae and
discs in the neck will wear down with age. As they degenerate, a person may
experience chronic, or persistent, pain in the neck.
Some medical
conditions can also cause the vertebrae, discs, and other parts of the neck to
break down.
2. Bad sleeping
position
It is common to wake
up feeling stiffness or pain in the shoulders, back, or neck.
The sleeping position
that people adopt, the number of pillows that they use, and the firmness of the
mattress can all affect how they feel waking up in the morning.
3. Non-specific neck
pain
Neck pain without an
apparent because often results from a minor sprain or tears to the muscle
tissue. This type of pain is the most common neck pain.
4. Stress and anxiety
Stress may cause the muscles to tighten. People
often talk about holding tension in their neck and back, and they may feel pain from the excess strain.
5. Sudden-onset or
acute torticollis
Torticollis is a
medical condition in which the head becomes twisted to one side. It can be very
painful to try to straighten out the head. The cause of torticollis is not
always known.
Some potential
underlying causes of torticollis include tumors, infections, and side effects
from taking medications.
6. Brachial plexus
injury
The American Society for Surgery of the Hand define the brachial plexus as a
collection of nerves that connect the spinal cord in the neck to the hands.
If an injury to the
neck affects the brachial plexus, pain may also occur in the hand.
A common cause of
injury to the brachial plexus is blunt force trauma, which can happen as a
result of a sporting injury or car accident.
7. Cervical
radiculopathy
Cervical
radiculopathy, which people often refer to as a pinched nerve, occurs when
irritation of the nerves originating in the spinal cord in the neck causes pain
to radiate down the arm.
8. Rare causes of
right side neck pain
- · rheumatoid arthritis
- · cancer
- ·
serious injury
- ·
damage to the nerves,
vertebrae, or spinal cord
- ·
infections
- ·
bone disorders
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