The Vast Majority of Patients With Fibromyalgia Have a Straight Neck Observed on a Lateral View Radiograph of the Cervical Spine: An Aid in the Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia and a Possible Clue to the Eti... (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)

A straight cervical spine is an underappreciated and often overlooked finding in fibromyalgia. The aim of this medical records review study was to evaluate the cervical curvature on radiographs of pat...

This was an interesting #Fibromyalgia finding from a few years ago. About 80% of us show varying degrees of "military neck" which is named like that because medical staff are often terrible at naming things, LoLz. Basically the neck is *too straight* which itself may contribute to pain sensitivity

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Good News Repeater · 0 · 1d ago
More on Military Neck here www.webmd.com/pain-managem...
Good News Repeater · 0 · 1d ago
So in my case I've not had it checked out but seems entirely possible. I've had whiplash and also surely got Tech Neck from a lifetime spent hunched over a computer and smartphone screens. I've been on a computer since I was about 12 and I'm middle age now. Yes it's painful but I'm trying to sort it