www.medilaw.tv Cervical Spine Pathology Neck Pain Sources Causes medical illustrations. Neck pain can be caused by a sudden overload injury, such as from rapid extension-flexion during a car accident, lifting or pulling a heavy object, or from a blow to the head. Pain can also be caused by chronic strain from prolonged poor posture or an awkward sleeping position. Cervical Spine Pathology Neck Pain Sources Causes medical illustrations. The tissues in the neck that can cause pain include bone – bruising or fractures intervertebral discs – bleeding, intradiscal circumferential tears, radial tears alone or with herniation of the disc, or disc avulsion facet joint – synovial capsule bruise or tear, bleeding, cartilage fracture spinal cord – compression, bruising, or tear nerve roots – stretching, compression, bruising, or tear ligaments and tendons – inflammation or tear muscles – inflammation or tear. Forceful injuries can cause overstretching and tearing of tissues. This leads to bleeding, inflammation and swelling over the following day or two that can cause additional pain. When there is an injury to a muscle and its adjacent structures, the muscle contracts and causes surrounding muscles to contract in an attempt to splint and protect the damaged area. This contraction can however, cause even more pain. Before you become consciously aware of pain, your spinal cord processes the incoming pain message from your body, then sends the message on to your brain. Then you become …

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