Submitted 11 months ago by 01adrianrdgz@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
Having one morning of neck pain and lumping to ALS as a 20 year old (Usual onset 45–75 years and Prevalence: 4.4/100,000 living individuals) indicates more towards anxiety than anything else to me.
at first it was bad but then i felt better
Honestly?
It sounds like you slept in a weird position or strained it in some way in the previous 24 hours.
Are you active?
Do you plat any sports?
People tend to stick their chin out/lean forward when using laptops, even with a standing desk as the screen is too low compared to the keyboard height.
This can put a lot of strain on the muscles at the back of the neck as they as not designed to hold the weight of the head but stabilise it as the weight rests on the neck vertebrae.
This may be what caused the neck pain.
Very many people will wake up with soreness from “sleeping funny” at some points in their life. I used to wake up with numb hands. Bodies are weird.
If it’s recurring or persistent, go to a doctor. Otherwise, the worrying is doing more harm than the random aches.
Go see your GP and maybe a therapist.
If you’re that concerned, see a doctor instead of asking strangers on the net. Your GP will have much more insight than any of us. That said, I tend to agree with what everyone else has said, it sounds like awkward neck pain. If it keeps up you could do things as simple as getting a new pillow or consult a physician.
Shhhh. this post made me chuckle.
(completely accurate advice, though. Go see a doctor for any persistent aches and pains. the only advice people on the net can give you is “Does it hurt when you poke it? Don’t do that.”
i woke up with pain on the back of my neck
Everybody who works a sedentary job knows that pain. Do this excercise for stretching the neck muscles:
duckythescientist@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Waking up with random neck pain is just a thing that happens sometimes. It also will happen more often as you get older. I wouldn’t be worried unless it was a very consistent thing.