Neck pain is a common disorder in neurology, orthopaedics and rehabilitation. Due to refractory prognosis, it does not only afflict patients but also cost lots of medical resources. In 1999, the one-year prevalence of neck pain in USA reaches 40%. Although the status of disability in neck pain is lesser than in low back pain, neck pain severely affects the health and daily-life quality of patients. As a whole, it even causes certain impact on the whole society. Recently, there is an increasing trend for clinics because of occupational factors. Hence in this article, we make up the clinical classification and related risk factors of neck pain through reference review. Finally, we also propose some therapies for neck pain.