SYMPTOMS

Acute pain in the neck area can occur suddenly and intensely
Chronic pain lasting for weeks, months, or even years
Pain can be continuous or intermittent
Headaches, pain in the scalp, face or ears
Dizziness, pressure behind the eyes, fainting
Radiation of pain down to the arms, causing numbness or pins and needles on the hands
As neck muscles tense, they shorten limiting the movement of the neck