Pain in the neck and shoulder that varies in intensity, and may feel achy or like an electric shock from the neck to the arm.
Neck pain is pain that starts in neck and can be associated with radiating pain down one or both of the arms.
- Neck pain can come from a number of disorders or diseases that involve any of the tissues in the neck, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments or muscles.
How do you describe neck pain?
- When your neck is sore, you may have trouble moving it, especially to one side.
- Many people describe this as having stiff neck.
- If neck pain involves nerves, such as a muscle spasm pinching on a nerve or a slipped disk pressing on a nerve, you may feel numbness, tingling, or weakness in your arm, hand, or elsewhere.