Neck Pain

There are many causes of neck pain and many occupations that contribute to it.  Any profession that causes the arms to be raised  (hairdressers and dental technicians are good examples) is especially hard on the neck because the muscles that raise the shoulders are attached to the sides of the neck vertebrae working throughout the day with these muscles contracted will cause the muscles to go into spasm.


Working on a computer is the most common cause of neck pain.   This often involves a right hand, the mouse hand, that is down and forward.  This creates a twist in the torso with the right shoulder significantly lower than the left (this assumes a right handed person).  The left shoulder is held high and the muscles that are holding that shoulder up are continuously in contraction and pulling on the side of the neck vertebrae.

Stress is another factor that significantly contributes to neck pain; every time an event or activity causes you to clench your shoulder, neck or jaw muscles, you are adding to the contraction of the muscles in the neck and shoulders.  Add icon for shoulder pain, jaw pain

Jaw tension is another condition that transmits tension to the neck.  Jaw tension can be caused by misalignment of the temperomandibular joint (the jaw), this is commonly called TMJ.  Jaw clenching and teeth grinding are other causes of both TMJ and neck tension.  There can also be residual tension in the jaw from previous dental work, especially if that work was traumatic or extensive.  Often times people who have had braces will have residual jaw tension.  A jaw that clicks when eating or yawning also indicates tension (jaw tension, teeth grinding, TMJ).  A tight jaw is so implicated in neck tension that in many cases neck pain cannot be resolved without addressing the jaw tension.

Calcium Deficiency is one of the biggest contributors to neck tension and pain.
 For more information on calcium deficiency click here