The problem of back and neck pain affects lots of people in this generation. You must prevent this back neck pain by taking small precautions every day. Few precautionary steps are there which will help in preventing the problem of back neck pain. They are right posture while sitting or sleeping, quality of bed, right kind of food etc.

The most common cause of back and neck pain is related with the injury to the soft tissues which includes the muscles, tendons and ligaments within these structures. In many case it may be due to degenerative arthritis of the spine in the neck that can pinch nerves and result into pain in the neck. Local neck pain can be caused by the degenerative disc disease in the neck. It may be caused due to some abnormal conditions which involve spinal cord, heart, lungs and also some abdominal organs.

Some of its important conditions which result into back and neck pain.

1. Bursitis
2. Broken collarbone
3. Heart attacks
4. Broken shoulder blade
5. Rotator cuff injuries
6. Shoulder or A-C separation
7. Whiplash injury
8. Tendonitis
9. Gallbladder disease

There are many symptoms of back and neck pain. Some of its important symptoms are

Pain: Patients feel dull, burning, crampy, shocklike or stabbing pain. This pain may result into stiff neck or back and even loss of range of motion. This problem may result into headache.

Weakness: Severe pain from muscle or bone movement may result into weakness. There may be weakness or even inability or reluctance to move due to pain or inflammation.

Numbness: You may not be able to feel things normally, if your nerves are pinched, bruised or cut. This condition may result into burning sensation, a loss of sensation etc.

Coolness: If there is coolness in your arm or hand then it indicates that your arteries, veins or both have been injured or blocked. It means, your arm is not getting not enough blood.

Some other conditions which relates to the problem of back and neck pain are deformity, swelling and changes in the color of the skin.

If you are suffering from slight pain, then it may be treated at home only. If the pain is severe and the cause and source of the pain is not known then that patient must consult to a doctor. There are some basic measures which must be taken by the patients suffering from this problem. These are proper rest, application of ice over the injured area, elevation of the affected area above your heart, use of pain killer, etc.