• Muscle strain/ over use
• Cervical spine degeneration (spondylosis)
• Cervical disc herniation

Try sitting more erect. Read the article to see an exercise that might help

• Stretching / Strengthening exercise
• Light massage over the painful area
• Heat/ Cold compression
• Over-the-counter medications
• Take a rest short period of time

If the pain doesn't go away in a few days, or if it becomes hard to bear, have a spine specialist evaluate you to see if there are more serious causes. Make an appointment

• The pain is unbearable.
• The pain persists more than 3 months.
• There are arm symptoms with neck symptoms (pain, numbness, weakness).
• There are walking problems (imbalance, gait stiffness, wide-based gait).
• There are bowel and bladder control problems.

*The symptoms in bold point to a serious underlying cause and immediate medical treatment is required.

Your doctor will evaluate your movement and may order detailed imaging of your lumbar vertebrae. This will help determine the best course of treatment, which could include:

• Cervical muscle stretching/ strengthening exercise
• Cervical epidural steroid injection
• Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
• Cervical disc replacement
• Cervical endoscopic discectomy
• Cervical endoscopic decompression