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Anytime a person with lower back pain and fever complains of a stiff neck, meningitis must be considered, especially in children. Meningitis is an infection of the tissue that covers the brain and spinal cord. It may cause upper back pain, stiff neck, swollen lymph nodes, and fever.
1 A muscle spasm in your neck can result in a stiff neck. 2  Meningitis. 3  Meningitis is a serious, potentially life-threatening infection of the fluid that surrounds your brain and spinal cord. 4  Along with fever and a headache, a stiff neck is a common symptom of meningitis.5  Other infections.our neck feels tight and tense, and itâs uncomfortable, maybe even impossible, to move it from side to side or up and down. And a stiff neck often seems to linger on and on. Most often, a stiff neck is caused by strain on the soft tissues of your neck, but it can be a symptom of many problems and shouldnât be ignored.