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stiff neck

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stiff neck (plural stiff necks)

Discomfort or pain when trying to turn or move the neck.

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I've tried several varieties of sex. The conventional position makes me claustrophobic and the others give me a stiff neck or lockjaw. Tallulah Bankhead

My father made me who I am. He gave me a basketball and told me to play with the ball, sleep with the ball, dream with the ball. Just don't take it to school. I used it as a pillow, and it never gave me a stiff neck. Shaquille O'Neal

Call 911 if you have a severe, sudden headache (out of the blue or after an accident or head injury), or if you also have vision changes, trouble talking, movement problems, confusion, seizure, a fever, or a stiff neck. Source: Internet

However, most patients who complain of a stiff neck have and inflammation as the cause. Source: Internet

LHP Drew Pomeranz (biceps) played catch, feeling no pain from the stiff neck he woke up with on Monday. Source: Internet

Vietnamese circus artist Giang Quoc Nghiep, one of two brothers who broke the Guinness World Record with their head-to-head balancing act, has been hospitalized with a stiff neck. Source: Internet

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