I have slept wrong last night and now my neck is cramped up and I can't turn my head to the right I have a heated rice back on my neck but it isn't helping can someone help me? I need to find another way to help.
2006-11-30 05:44:33 · 13 answers · asked by red 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
You have to try to keep moving it otherwise it will stiffen up, and become more painful
2006-11-30 05:48:08 · answer #1 · answered by nursej 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you slept wrong but there had to be some condition there for this reaction to have taken place. If you think back a bit, there has been something which has brought attention to your neck before..Perhaps not as severe but enough to make you conscious of your neck.
There is usually a muscle on one side of the spine which is less used than the other.. When you stretch that tightened muscle, it will react and go into spasm. The underlying problem has to be considered.. Why is that muscle tighter on one side? There is a structural (postural) discrepancy evident.. You have one shoulder higher than the other, as is one hip.
If this condition has not subsided within 2 days, don't allow the inflammatory process to increase. See a doctor of Chiropractic and have the problem taken care of. Meds won't correct the problem, just reduce the symptoms.
2006-11-30 11:31:01 · answer #2 · answered by mrcricket1932 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try applying pressure to the spots on your neck which hurt the worst. Feel along your neck and press down on hurt areas. It may hurt but it will help break up the muscle's tension. Also try going to a chiropractor. They have special electric heat pads that help with muscles pain/spasms.
2016-03-13 01:06:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Try and move your neck as much as your able. Also stretch your arms and roll your shoulders. Get the blood moving in that area and move the muscles. Apart from putting on a heat pack, which you have done, I can only suggest taking a pain killer like paracetamol.
Hope it helps.
2006-11-30 05:50:54 · answer #4 · answered by Lilly 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All the advice here is good. Add patience to the list because sore muscles are slow to heal. The worst case I had of a sore neck took 2 weeks! So hang in there and move your head gently!
2006-11-30 05:49:28 · answer #5 · answered by jam2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can try eating Panadol. And massaging your neck and shoulder area.
Just to share, we can only sleep with a pillow at a time.
If we sleep with more than a pillow, our neck muscle will suffer the strain.
So just make sure you're sleeping with a pillow at a time.
2006-11-30 06:02:39 · answer #6 · answered by explicit_ventral 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Warm up your neck,wear a big scarf and take some pain reliever!
2006-11-30 05:49:13 · answer #7 · answered by . 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
muscle relaxers. you have a pinched nerve. I did that one time so bad, when i went to the dr he jumped back and asked what the heck i did! all i did was wake up from sleep! it sucks, it'll take a few days, but it will be better.
2006-11-30 05:47:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
take some Advil and warm compresses it will take a day or two i know how that hurts I had that happen last week it hurts sorry
2006-11-30 05:47:49 · answer #9 · answered by sportlvr45 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know it hurts but do try and move your neck as much as possible and massage it to try and loosen up knotted muscles.
2006-11-30 05:48:19 · answer #10 · answered by Tink 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋