You feel a grating sensation when you turn your head. * You were in an accident that snapped your head back and forth, and your neck is still stiff after two days.

A stiff neck refers to a tightness or rigidity in the muscles supporting the neck. Nuchal rigidity refers to a stiffness that prevents bending of the neck and limits movement of ...

meningism /me·nin·gism/ (men´in-jizm) the symptoms of meningitis with acute febrile illness or dehydration without infection of the meninges.

Redirected from Neck stiffness) ... Meningism is the triad of nuchal rigidity, photophobia (intolerance of bright light ...

Stiffness and tightness in the back, neck, arms and legs is most often due to changes in the muscles. More than 80% of neck and back problems are a result of tight, achy muscles ...