Symptom: Neck pain

Neck pain: Pain affecting the neck
Introduction: This section addresses pain in the external neck or related tissues, and not in the throat. For pain internal to the throat, see sore throat and other throat symptoms.

Detailed cause information for symptom: Neck pain:

Possible causes of symptom: Neck pain (29 conditions)

Medical conditions causing symptom: Neck pain (18 conditions)

Medical conditions causing complication: Neck pain (1 conditions)

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Symptoms related to Neck pain: sore throat (60), neck symptoms (59), neck stiffness (25), throat symptoms (120)
Neck pain type of: Pain (604), Neck symptoms (59)
Symptoms: symptom center, symptom groups, symptom descriptions

Possible causes of symptom: Neck pain: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Neck pain as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Poor sleeping posture

Neck injury
Whiplash
Neck strain
Neck sprain
Neck muscle disorder
Neck muscle spasm
Neck ligament disorder
Torticollis
Head injury
Spinal disorder
Arthritis
Cervical spine arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Cervical spondylosis
Disc disorders
Ruptured disc
Prolapsed cervical disc
Wrong pillow
Poor posture
Carotidynia
Congenital cervical rib
Cervical spine infection
Swollen neck lymph nodes - see the various causes of swollen lymph nodes
Infection
Mononucleosis
Rubella
Certain cancers (type of Polygenic diseases)
See also stiff neck or swollen neck

Conditions listing symptoms: Neck pain: The following list of conditions have 'Neck pain' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

Angina ... pain extends to neck

H

Heart attack ... neck discomfort

L

Lyme disease ... neck aches

M

Meningitis ... pain on moving neck

Meningococcal disease ... pain on moving neck

Muscle contraction headache ... neckache

P

Pharyngitis ... tender neck lymph glands

Polymyalgia rheumatica ... neck pain

Q

Quinsy ... tender neck lymph glands

R

Rheumatoid arthritis ... neck pain

Rubella ... tender neck lymph glands

S

Sinusitis ... neck pain

Spondylosis ... neck pain

T

Tension headache ... neckache

Thyroid cancer ... neck pain

Thyroiditis ... tender thyroid gland, neck pain

V

Viral meningitis ... pain on moving neck

W

Whiplash ... neck pain

Conditions listing complications: Neck pain: The following list of conditions have 'Neck pain' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

W

Whiplash ... permanent neck pain

Last revised: Nov 21, 2003

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