There are several other cervical spine conditions that may possibly lead to neck pain , but these are the major causes.

Pain that is related to Particular Activities or Jobs

Some pains which manifest during or after specific activities (routines we might have been doing for quite a while) or having the neck in particular positions can be often caused by cervical foraminal stenosis. The signs and symptoms include impingement of a nerve root on one side of the spine.

Old age is a main cause of this neck pain due to weakening of facet joints and discs. We could diagnose the pain through MRI or a CT scan or a myelogram. If the pain is critical enough then a surgical treatment is recommended to open up the disc space and give the nerve root more room .

Arm Pain with Lack of Coordination

Neck pain that radiates down the arm can cause difficulty in the movement and coordination of legs and arms. In some cases occasional intermittent shooting pains might be felt, and this is typically caused by cervical spinal stenosis with myelopathy.

The the signs of decreasing of the patient's motor skills could only be discovered after several years of the progression of the disease. The progression of the disease might stop for many years and then gradually starts again so the symptoms might not be easily recognized. Surgery is required to decompress the spinal canal.

Pain that is worse in the Morning and at the End of the Day

A few patients may encounter chronic cervical spine pain in the early hours of the day and at evening after work hours. This can be due to arthritic changes in the facet joints .

The degeneration in the cartilage of the facet joints leads to a lot of fiction and there is loss of motion that in turn causes the pain. Motion workouts and physical therapy can easily cure this kind of pain .

Pain that Continues for More than a Several Months and Might Fluctuate

Symptomatic cervical disc degeneration happens when we carry out specific exercises even though we were struggling with a low level of chronic pain in the neck that sometimes "flares" and becomes worse. Relying of the tension caused by the exercise the much more pain is suffered.