I woke up witha sting in the left of my neck and all day, it hurts when I move it to the left and ive been trying to move it to the left and so forth...my head is lobsided!
2006-11-26 13:17:48 · 12 answers · asked by jetto 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
okay this happened to my friend before. ask someone to rub it for you for about 2minutes and turn your head to the other side.
2006-11-26 13:23:31 · answer #1 · answered by cutipie_m10 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In addition to moist heat, keep moving your neck to the left BUT hold it as close to the shoulder as you can for 5-10 counts. Do the same for the right side. Also allow your head to drop to the chest. All at 5 to 10 counts. Eventually the pain will lessen.
Your neck muscles are stiff & in doing the above exercise you will gradually stretch those muscles.
Do them every once in awhile throughout the evening & you should feel a lot better within a couple of hrs or so. Good luck; I know what you're going through.
A neurologist told me NOT to rotate the neck. Forgot the reason but, at the time, it made sense to me.
2006-11-26 13:24:54 · answer #2 · answered by Judith 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you describe is the result of a chronic, sub-acute problem which often crops up for no reason.. Often just a certain movement will bring it on..The underlying problem is something which should be attended to. It indicates a structural problem which may originate far from the point of pain at the moment..but, culminates at that level due to the adaptation process..You will find rather exquisite discomfort when applying pressure to the base of the skull. on one side mainly.. Just to verify what I have presented. Indicating your body has undergone some changes to keep your head above your feet... and the soreness indicates the pulling of the muscle to keep your head in the more upright position. That is where the cervical muscles attach to the skull.
2006-11-26 14:57:39 · answer #3 · answered by mrcricket1932 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably slept in a funny position and your neck muscle has tightened up from being over stretched. The only thing I can suggest is to move your neck slowly and carefully to keep it limber and not let it tighten or stiffen up more and maybe take some Aleve or Motrin to help with the pain. It should be better in a day or two.
2006-11-26 13:21:11 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try stretching gently away from the pain. First tip your head to the right and hold it there then slowly rotate your head to look at your shoulder. If that doesn't get it loosened up a bit try rotating your head up and to the left with your neck bent to the right. Move slow to try to determine where the best stretch comes in.
2006-11-26 13:26:12 · answer #5 · answered by connie_mspt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you had a draft on your neck. Or just slept on it the wrong way. When this has happened to me, it usually lasts several days. Try Ibuprofen for pain, and an ice pack. Yes, I
mean Ice. You can't believe what it does for pain.
Good Luck.
2006-11-26 13:50:34 · answer #6 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put dry rice in a sock, tie the end of the sock, stick it in the microwave for one minute, and then put the sock where it hurts, or where it is stiff. I have stiff spots all the time; this always works.
2006-11-26 13:23:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ibuprofen, and if it continues to hurt like that for more than a day or two, go see your doctor.
2006-11-26 13:20:37 · answer #8 · answered by UNI Panther 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heat. The rice idea is a good one.
2006-11-26 13:25:04 · answer #9 · answered by cucumberlarry1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get off the computer--you must be online too much.
2006-11-26 14:17:37 · answer #10 · answered by keepingthefaith 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋