Neck Sprain: Neck sprains refer to a ligament sprain or muscle strain in the neck. They are most typically associated with the whiplash injury (common in a car accident) but also occur frequently during sports. They are the result of a fall, impact or contact with another person, object or surface.

The seven cervical vertebrae are connected to each other by ligaments. A sprain occurs when these ligaments are stretched or torn beyond their normal range of motion. This may happen during sudden movements that causes the neck to extend, then snap back, with extreme force. Common symptoms of a neck sprain include:

• Pain in the back of the neck that increases with movement
• Pain on the sides of the neck
• Delayed onset neck pain that shows up 24 to 48 hours after a neck injury
• Muscle spasms or pain in the upper regions of the shouldersback and shoulders
• Headache at the back of the head
• Sore throat
• Irritability, fatigue, difficulty sleeping and difficulty concentrating
• Stiffness / decreased range of motion in teh nck
• Tingling, numbness or weakness in the hands or arms

Neck Strain:

Neck strains result from acute injury to the neck. Such injuries are caused most often by the indirect trauma when the head is flung backward (hyperextension) or forward (hyperflexion), collectively known as whiplash. Injuries caused by rotation and compression (when the force of impact lands on the top of the head) can also result in neck strains.

• Automobile accidents are responsible for many whiplash injuries because of hyperextension or hyperflexion. A common scenario is when a seat-belted person’s head continues to move forward during a frontal impact and is then often thrown backward (the converse is also true). Side impacts typically result in bending of the head to that side, and rear impact tends to throw the head backward. Any or all of these movements usually result in whiplash.

• People with occupations requiring repetitive or prolonged neck extension (microtrauma) may develop neck strain injury. Picture someone sitting at a computer keyboard, for example, straining to see a monitor that is not adjusted properly for the person’s posture. Also, the person may be trying to see the monitor through poorly adjusted bifocal lenses and must tip the chin upward to view the screen. Now tuck a telephone into the person’s shoulder for much of the day, and you have a formula for neck strain.
• Some people appear prone to neck strain injuries merely as the result of an abnormal posture while awake or asleep with pain syndromes that can be severe, chronic, and quite disabling.

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