Neck pain!

One side vs both side neck pain?

One side neck pain!

One side neck pain is caused by instability of the shoulder girdle. Instability of the shoulder causes two muscles to over-compensate for the shoulder instability, eventually causing one side neck pain. These two muscles are upper trapezius, and levator scapular.

Both side neck pain!

Both side neck pain is caused by imbalance of back and front muscles:

• Back muscle weakness = Rhomboid muscle weakness.
• Front muscle overuse = Pectoralis muscle overuse, 80% of our waking hours we use our front muscles more than the back eg sitting at work, using our phone and computer.
• The imbalance of muscles will eventually lead to “hunch back”

Most often both side neck pain is also related to lost of neck curvature, which is a by product of muscle imbalance stated above.

Above image: Lost of cervical curvature causing both side neck pain.

To find out the cause of your neck pain, a detail spinal examination is recommended.