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a tiny mutiny in your neck that makes turning your head a negotiation
means A painful stiffness or muscle spasm, usually in the neck or back, that limits your ability to move freely.
from A Middle English word, likely echoing the older 'crick' meaning a bend or kink — the same family of sounds that gives us 'creek' (a winding stream) and 'crook.' The idea of something twisted or bent runs through them all; a crick in the neck is, quite literally, a kink in the works.
- origin
- likely from Norse word for bend or fold
- sleep cause
- hours frozen in one bad position
- vs stream
- a creek by another regional spelling
- self-fixing
- usually resolves within days untouched
for instance
crick in the neck — common musculoskeletal complaint from sleeping wrong or poor posture, affects millions daily