Why do I wake up with neck pain?

You may wake up with neck pain because your bed is too soft or too hard, your pillows is too soft, too hard, too tall, or too short, or a variety of other reasons. Consult a physician if the problem continues.

This is true but bottom line is that we need to fix this issue. The softness or firmness of the pillow can be one problem. Most times what we need is a neck roll to keep the normal "C" curve in the neck ( when looking at it from the side. A pocket the head sits in helps to keep the spine straight, looking at it from front to back, or back to front. Putting the spine in it's normal position will take pressure off the nerves and keep pain away...