i been having this neck pain for a week now and since im away from home going to school i can't see my regular doctor. i been using heat to lessen the pain but that doesn't seem to work i been taking motrion to lessen the pain that doesn't work. i don't even know what i did to cause this pain in my neck... i don't play any sports. i take vitamins, and the pain is starting to effect my school work since i got to art school and i am constanly drawing and the side that hurts is my drawing side and i don't feel like drawing or doing what i love because the pain hurts so bad what can i do
2006-10-11 03:59:52 · 8 answers · asked by curlycurls087 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
are your suggestions are good but all this cost money and im in ART SCHOOL and all my money is going towards ART SUPPLIES art school means im broke flat broke
2006-10-11 12:12:51 · update #1
I had neck pain while in school too (a few years ago), and I was also an art student. I think stress, plus a lot of looking down at your work, etc. does not help. My suggestion is to try and do a little exercising every day or at least a few times a week. Even just a brisk walk around the block can help get your body loose. It can also help relieve stress.
Also try to focus on good posture all of the time. While looking in a mirror, see that your ears line up with your shoulders. That means keeping your chin in and your shoulders somewhat back and down. Bad posture habits strain muscles and ligaments.
2006-10-12 09:53:28 · answer #1 · answered by melanie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people occasionally feel pain, stiffness, or a "kink" in the neck. The discomfort is most often caused by tension, strain, or spasm in the neck muscles or inflammation of the neck joints. Deep muscle relaxation reduces muscle tension and general mental anxiety too. Choose a place where you can lie down on your back and stretch out comfortably, such as a carpeted floor. Tense each muscle group (hard, but not to the point of cramping) for 4 to 10 seconds; then give yourself 10 to 20 seconds to release it an relax.
2006-10-11 04:32:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would say go to a massage therapist and get a massage not only in your neck but in the upper and lower part of your back, usually neck pain is caused because of tense back muscles and/or stress, you need a day of relaxation and a massage therapist always works for me.. I hope I have helped you..
2006-10-11 04:05:44 · answer #3 · answered by kalynn h 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to a chiropractic, your neck could be out of alignment. I've been going to a chiro for 10 years now for periodic adjustments and I can't imagine life without it!
2006-10-11 08:40:47 · answer #4 · answered by funrdhdpeach 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually you sound a lot like me right now. I have been having neck paint for about two months without any relief at all. Have you tried muscle relaxors and seen if that helps at all. Also if that does not give much relief then there is cortisone injects that you can try to see if that helps you pain
2006-10-11 04:03:15 · answer #5 · answered by kool2bkind 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Systemic analgesics as voltaren tab., local analgesics ointment as olfen ointment.. and avoid exposure to cold weather or compressors..
2006-10-11 04:05:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
advil every 4-6 hours and alternate ice and heat. advil will work for inflammation, if there is any. you might have just sleep on it wrong...just take it easy and rest
2006-10-11 04:11:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
go to an ortho & may be u can get a physiotherapy
2006-10-11 04:09:21 · answer #8 · answered by poison ivy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋