subject: What Causes Neck and Back Pain? [print this page] As pointed out before the origins of back and neck pain can be both physical and emotional. Disc problems and hernias are the physical aspect. A common emotional theme that can be linked with the condition is stress. Stress can have many adverse affects on the body and one of those affects is that it tightens the bodies muscle tissue and this results in tension and pain. If someone already has back pain then being under stress can exasperate the problem. In this day and age more and more people are becoming stressed out. People are working longer hours with very little free time to relax and look after their bodies. The build up of emotional problems adds to the continuous rise of stress in people. Therefore when it comes to the diagnosis and treatment of the pain both the physical and emotional aspects need to be looked at.
