Surely every inhabitant of our planet at least once in his life has encountered such an unpleasant symptom as a neck pain on his left. It is worth noting that the presented sensations can be completely different in nature. In addition, there are quite a few reasons that cause such pain. In order to understand why you feel discomfort in this part of the neck, as well as to find out which doctor you can contact with this problem, we decided to clear all the diseases that are characterized by this symptom.
Osteoarthrosis
If you have any damage to the intervertebral joints, then it is likely that you may experience pain in the neck on the left. Also, stiffness, restriction of movement, numbness, etc. are characteristic of such a disease.
Osteochondrosis
Deviations in the cervical spine can also cause left neck pain. By the way, such discomfort with this disease often spreads to the shoulder, arm, shoulder blade and chest.
Muscle spasm
Such a pathology often happens after severe hypothermia of the neck, as a result of physical or emotional overstrain, improper position during a night's sleep, and also staying in the same position for too long, lifting extremely heavy objects and moving them. If in recent days you have encountered such factors, then there is nothing surprising in the fact that you are worried about pain in the neck area on the left.
Intervertebral disc herniation
Such a pathology can cause pain, dizziness, tingling and numbness in the area of the affected discs, weakness in the lower and upper extremities, an increase in blood pressure, etc.
Stenosis of the spinal column
Such a deviation is characterized not only by pain in the neck on the left, but also numbness of the extremities, general weakness and disturbances in the functioning of organs located in the small pelvis.
All of the above diseases are the most common reasons why there are discomfort in the neck. Below we will consider a list of other deviations, which in certain cases can also cause pain in the left side of the neck, but less likely.
Mumps
During a “mumps”, a person’s lymph nodes in the neck can become inflamed and significantly increase in size. It is such a deviation that can cause aching and constant pain.
A brain tumor
Cervical cancer can also cause discomfort on the left side of the neck. But if such pain lasts for many days, then the tumor can be excluded.
Meningitis
Inflamed brain membranes quite often cause neck pain, especially if a person tries to tilt his head forward.
Among other things, diseases such as a pharyngeal abscess, tuberculosis, acute thyroiditis, osteomyelitis, etc., can also become the reasons that the patient constantly feels pain in the left neck. Treatment of all of the above diseases should be carried out immediately and only under the supervision of an experienced doctor (chiropractor, massage therapist, neurologist, orthopedist, rheumatologist, traumatologist or physiotherapist).