What causes pain behind children’s neck?

Pain symptoms appear in the back of the neck. This symptom is most likely to occur in young people, especially those who sit in the wrong posture for a long time. They can easily feel neck pain. In addition, in today's society, children also have many bad habits, such as frequently playing with mobile phones and tablets. As we all know, children's bones are relatively soft, and often lowering their heads is very bad for the neck. If a child has pain in the back of the neck, you should focus on the following reasons.

What causes pain behind children’s neck?

Children often experience pain here and there in their bodies as they grow. This is generally normal because children are in a stage of rapid growth and will experience growing pains. But parents need to be aware of what kind of pain is normal and what is abnormal. So, let’s take a look at what causes back neck pain in children?

Why do children have pain in the back of their neck?

If a child has neck pain, it may be that the pillow is not suitable during the child's sleep, and the neck is kept raised for a long time, which will cause neck pain. Some children also experience neck pain due to throat infection, which is quite common.

If you find that your child has neck pain, you should also be alert to the occurrence of meningitis. This disease can cause neck stiffness or pain. Of course, it may also cause symptoms of nausea, vomiting and headaches, which will have a great impact on the healthy growth of the child.

What conditions can cause neck and shoulder pain in middle school students?

1. The desk is too high

If the desk is too high, students will need to raise their upper arms for a long time, which will increase the stress on the neck, shoulders and back and cause neck and shoulder pain.

2. The seat is not suitable

If the seat is leaning forward or backward, this will cause the torso to be over-flexed and the neck to be over-flexed.

3. The schoolbag is too heavy

If the neck and shoulders are under excessive stress for a long time, strain pain will occur.

In short, when you find that your child has neck pain, you should first check what causes the child's neck pain, find the cause, and take appropriate measures to improve the child's neck pain. Then you should pay attention to the child's throat infection. You must take it seriously and take timely medical measures to improve the neck pain.