Cervicalgia or Neck Pain
It is the generic name to indicate a sense of stiffness and pain in the neck region, it can be localized or radiating to the shoulders and head. Prevalent in the female gender, it is associated with sedentary and repetitive work activities.
In the more chronic forms, especially if associated with headache, neck dysfunctions can take on particularly disabling characteristics
Major differential diagnoses:
facet joint irritation, spondyloarthritis, stenosis of the foramen of conjugation, inflammatory arthritis.