Why do children have neck pain?

This season is when children are prone to allergies, and because they often eat seafood outside, it is inevitable that the baby's neck will feel itchy after eating seafood. Because the neck is the most sensitive part, allergies often appear on the neck. When children have itchy necks, parents need to find out the cause before treating it.

Causes

There are many reasons for neck pain, so the principles of various neck pains are also different. The common reasons are as follows:

Cervical Spondylosis

Due to long periods of working with the head down, using a computer, sleeping with a high pillow, driving for too long, etc., the cervical spine undergoes degenerative changes. When the cervical spine degenerates to a certain extent, it will cause cervical bone hyperplasia and cervical disc herniation. Bone hyperplasia and herniated disc compress the cervical nerves, muscles, ligaments, etc. and cause neck pain.

Neck muscle strain

Neck muscle strain, also known as cervical fibromyositis, is caused by repeated acute and chronic injuries to the soft tissue of the neck, resulting in traumatic aseptic inflammation and pain in the neck muscles, which stimulates the muscles to produce a persistent state of contraction, muscle tension, and long-term muscle spasm, causing local soft tissue vascular spasm, insufficient blood supply to the muscles and fascia, nutritional disorders, and aggravated aseptic inflammation of the tissues, thus forming a vicious circle and exacerbating the pain.

Neck trauma

There are many causes of cervical spine trauma, such as car accidents, falls, collisions, etc., which damage the neck muscles and bones and cause neck pain.

stiff neck

This is caused by dislocation of the facet joints of the cervical vertebra. When the neck is sprained, or the sleeping posture is incorrect, or the neck is suddenly invaded by wind, cold and dampness, the cervical vertebrae joints may become dislocated and cause neck pain. This pain usually comes on suddenly and gets worse when the neck is turned.

symptom

The symptoms of neck pain are basically similar to those of cervical spondylosis. The main symptoms are local pain, neck discomfort and limited movement. They often complain that they do not know where to put their head. Symptoms often worsen suddenly in the morning, after fatigue, incorrect posture, or cold stimulation. In the early stages, there may be pain in the head, neck, shoulders and back. Sometimes the pain is severe. The patient dares not touch the neck, and it hurts when pressed. Some patients dare not turn their head and neck or tilt it to one side, and when they turn, they often turn with the trunk. The neck muscles may spasm and have obvious tenderness. After the acute phase, pain in the neck, shoulders, and upper back is common. Patients often complain that their neck is easily fatigued. Unable to read or watch TV for a long time; sometimes may feel headache, pain in the back of the head, or "tight neck" or "stiff neck" after getting up in the morning, difficulty in movement or noise in the neck when moving. A small number of patients may experience brief reflex pain, swelling and numbness in the upper limbs and hands.