Neck spasm explained

A neck spasm is an involuntary contraction of the muscles in the neck region.^[1]

Causes of neck spasm

The possible causes of neck spasms include:

• Anxiety
• Muscle strain
• Tension
• Tetanus
• Spasmodic torticollis
• Stress
• Surgery
• Viral infection
• Whiplash injury
• or other causes of spasm

Notes and References

1. Web site: Adult Health Advisor 2005.4 - Neck Spasms . Pierre Rouzier . McKesson Provider Technologies . 2005-04-29 . 2008-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080207013840/http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/aha/aha_neckspsm_sma.htm . 2008-02-07.