There has been some controversy over whether or not scoliosis has a direct relationship with neck pain, with some doctors believing there's no relationship at all, and others believing there's a fairly strong relationship between the two. Studies have linked abnormal neck position in patients who have moderate to severe cases of scoliosis. In fact, a number of different studies have shown that neck pain is linked to loss of normal neck curve and to forward head posture, so it seems that abnormal neck positioning can indeed be attributable to scoliosis. However, there are also a great many other causes of persistent next pain, such as those described below. Muscle strain It happens quite frequently that people overdo it when exercising or working hard, and cause muscle strain that just won't go away. It might be because you lifted something heavier than you should have, or that you did too much heavy lifting in one day. In any case, muscle strain is probably the single most ...