shoulder and neck pain.... ?!?! WHat do I do about? Can they do anything?

Question

Hello everyone,
Yesterday I had a 1 hour softball clinic and forgot to strech... Anyway when I woke up this morning I couldn't get up becasue my back hurt... It hurt from the back of my shoulder to my bottom of my neck... I think I might have strained my muscle but am not sure... It hurts when I try to raise it and do other mosions... It also hurts bad when I try to touch it. This morning when I took a shower I also noticed it was all red... What could it be... If I do have a muscle strain or anything else what can the doctor do about it?

Thx so much and this has taught me a good lesson.... ALWAYS STRECH!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

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 2

Take some motrin or another over the counter NSAID regularly for the next day or two. My experience is that hot showers help loosen things up. Everything should be OK in a couple of days....... If not it's time to see the doctor. Good luck.