1.   I was get-down-on-my-knees grateful to come out of that accident with an aching neck and back as my only ailments.

2.   Ken McAlpine looks at the causes of neck pain, and recommends simple, at-home exercises that can make an aching neck a thing of the past.

3.   A three-time winner already this season, Nelson has been bothered by an aching neck in recent weeks but was not affected Friday.

4.   Stankowski awoke early Monday with an aching neck that made it impossible to turn his head more than a few inches either way.