Neck sprain

Neck sprain is characterised by 'soft tissue' lesions in the cervical discs, synovial joints, muscles and sometimes the nerve roots. Peripheral nociception in the outer annulus, joint capsules, muscles, meninges, arteries and nerves can cause neck pain, with headache, or upper torso and upper limb pain. Careful physical examination, or accurately placed local anaesthetic injections, may localise the sources of pain.