Neck pain can be very depressing Last week, a 32-year-old software engineer walked into my clinic. She looked tired. She held her neck gently with one hand as if afraid to move it. "Doctor, I cannot turn my head properly. My neck is always hurting. I wake up with stiffness. I feel anxious because the pain keeps coming back. Her scans were almost normal. Mild muscle spasm. No major disc problem. Yet her pain was real. Her fear was real. Her sleep was disturbed. Her work was af