Sore neck?

Question

My neck is REALLY sore, with bad musle pain, in the right side of my neck, adn its puling my head almost to my shoulder. what can i do?

Answer 1

go to a Chinese reflexlogy massage

Answer 2

Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.

Answer 3

Try alternating heat and cold packs every hour or half hour. Use a heating pad one hour and frozen bagged peas the next hour. Take a medicine in the Nsaid family like Aleeve, Advil, or ibuprofen, which is the generic name. Also what kind of pillow do you use? Try trading your ordinary pillow for an orthopedic pillow. You need one that cradles your head and contours to your neck so your spine stays strait as you lie down. Your pain may also be stress related. Make a doctor's appointment if none of this works.

Answer 4

Use lowest dosage of nsaid to control inflamation, massage therapy,chiropractic adjustments, biofreeze