Right Side Neck Stiffness Has 3 Causes

 

RIGHT SIDE NECK STIFFNESS HAS THREE CAUSES

Your head wouldn't be able to move as freely without your neck. To stare in a precise direction, you would have to turn your entire body. The neck is a complicated structure that can be impacted by a variety of problems. Stiffness is a typical problem that affects the neck, and there are three causes of stiffness in the right side of the neck.

1- Sleeping posture is poor.

One of the most prevalent causes of right side neck stiffness is poor sleeping posture, and numerous variables can put your neck in a stiffness-causing position while you sleep. Your pillow, for example, could be overly soft or too firm. This is an issue because it causes the neck to go out of line with the rest of your spine, causing stiffness and pain in the neck muscles. Your mattress hardness can also play a role in waking up with a tight neck. Even moving about in your sleep might cause neck stiffness by putting your head in a suboptimal position.

2- Injury from a car accident

A automobile accident injury is another typical cause of right-side neck stiffness. Even when both cars are going at a relatively slow speed, motor vehicle accidents produce enormous forces. In a crash, these forces are conveyed to your body. When this happens, it can cause whiplash, which causes the muscles in the neck to be strained and other neck structures to be injured. The repercussions of a vehicle accident damage can take several days to manifest – you could go to bed feeling fine one night and wake up stiff or in pain the next.

3- Torticollis

Torticollis, often known as wry neck, causes rigidity in the right side of the neck. This ailment is marked by excessive stiffness that drags your head to one side. Torticollis can also make it difficult to move the head and neck, and it can cause discomfort and stiffness.

Torticollis often occurs unexpectedly as a result of a sports injury or an automobile accident involving the muscles on one side of the neck. The majority of torticollis instances improve within a few days. It can, however, be a sign of a more serious health problem, such as an infection.

Stiffness in the right side of the neck can be treated using Armor Physical Therapy.

Armor Physical Therapy is delighted to serve southwest Michigan residents from five clinics, and we provide physical therapy for a variety of neck injuries and disorders. We provide free screenings to assist you figure out what's causing your problems. The information acquired during the screening will be used to create a specific treatment plan for you, which may involve therapy strategies such as:

• Theraputic manual therapy

• Ergonomic education

• Soft tissue mobilization with the help of an instrument (IASTM)

• Exercising for therapeutic purposes