What is actually happening when you get a kink in your neck, and why can they sometimes last for 5 minutes or 5 hours?

Question

You know when you first feel that twinge and you’re scared to move either way for a brief second. Why is that spasm set off sometimes and not other times.

In: Biology

Answer 1

I think it is a combination of blood flow being cut off, muscles being pulled in odd directions, settling in a spot too long (like sleeping) and nerve endings reacting to all that.