The neck contains first seven vertebrae in the spine which holds the head and the body together. Inside of backbone sinus where the spinal cord is located, the gap between bones and bones as well as bones and the backbone are very narrow. If the pathogen occurs with the backbone even a little, it might cause a serious pain to patients.

The frequently found symptoms of the neck pain are

A pillow that is too high or too low can cause a distortion of the neck. If you sleep with one posture through the night, you will receive the neck pain after you woke up. The pillow that is too high causes your head bend down as in the lying on back posture and makes you are in a leaning neck position if you lie on your side. Meanwhile, if the pillow is too low, your head may fall behind the back as well as in the leaning neck and lying on back postures. But if you lie on your side, the muscles around the neck will be distorted for a long time and they will contract due to the distortion of pulling. As a consequence of pain or knowing as "falling off the pillow symptom" which is usually occur when we sleep deeply in the only sleeping posture too long after a very tried day.

A stress from work makes the nerves strained. The muscles around the head and the neck do not relieve. This is one of the causes that usually found and always happens in the evening after a long day of working with stress.

Some works that have to bend down or turn the head for too long can cause the neck pain. For example, dentists who usually turn their heads towards many patients' mouths all day long could feel pain at the neck.

Turning your head to another side immediately could cause the distortion and pain. Because most muscles cannot adjust themselves to the posture and after the packs of muscles around the neck cannot work well together, some packs of them may contract and inflame.

The tumors are one of the bone's deterioration. It can be found in the people over 40 years old. Calcium catches and covers inside the bone which compresses around the arm nerves area and makes tissues around inflame and pain. Most people will suffer a splitting pain through one arm or another or feel numb also.

These are happens from a suddenly stop. People who sit on the seat that does not have a headrest are always receiving the neck pain. The reason is because we cannot stop as in the same time as a car. The head will be flung as in the bending down posture and swung back while looking up quickly and intensely. Ligaments between joints will be inflamed or torn out. The accident can be prevented by placing the headrest with the seat.

Backache, rheumatism or even hypertension could indicate by the neck pain.

1. Changing a new suitable pillow that is not too high or too low and try to sleep on it. Notice the most natural sleeping posture of yourself from both lying on back and side posture. In another way, you may choose to rest the pillow only behind your neck, not the head. You can buy the pillow or apply the bolster instead of it. This special kind of pillow will rest the head in a relaxed pose all the night.

2. Applying a compress with warm water around 15-20 minutes and 2-3 times a day. By using a soaked warm towel or a hot water bag place over the pain area. Then the muscles will relieve and reduce the pain. Moreover, the heat helps more blood circulate to the neck and carry wastes out of the body which makes you relieve faster.

3. Exercising the neck

Gesture 1 : place a palm on one cheek and push the palm against the way that you are turning to. Counting from 1- 10 and take a rest. Then follow the same thing, but change to another side alternately.

Gesture 2 : place a palm on a temple and push the palm against the way that you are leaning your neck on that way. Counting from 1-10 and take a rest. Then follow the same thing, but change to another side alternately.

Gesture 3 : place both hand together on an occiput and try to look up while forcing hands. Counting from 1-10 and take a rest. Then repeat it again.

Gesture 4 : place a fist under the chin and force against it while bending down the head. Counting from 1-10 and take a rest. Then repeat it again.