Friend says it's 'very much in play.' Tiger Woods sat out the Masters this year, aborting his comeback from the back problems that have dogged him for years now. But now comes word from one of Woods' good friends and unofficial spokesmen that he could be back for the next major in June.
1 Degenerative disc disease in the neck (cervical spondylosis) can cause local neck pain or radiating pain from disc herniation, causing pinching of nerves (cervical radiculopathy). 2  Abnormal conditions involving the spinal cord, heart, lungs, and some abdominal organs also can cause neck and shoulder pain. This can also cause muscle spasms in the neck and shoulder areas. 2  Tendonitis: The tendons connect the muscles to the bones. 3  With strain, the tendons can become swollen and cause pain. 4  This is also referred to as tendinitis. 5  Gallbladder disease: This can cause a pain referred to the right shoulder.
Sometimes shoulder injuries cause radiating pain in your arm or neck: 1  Arthritis in the joint at the top of your shoulder, called the acromioclavicular joint, can cause radiating pain in the neck. 2 A common cause of acromioclavicular joint arthritis is overuse. Rotator cuff tendonitis can result in pain radiating from the outside of your arm near the topmost part of your shoulder.