I just woke up today with a jammed neck. I can't move it to the left , and if I do it hurts a looot. So basically my neck is titled to the right. I think it's because I slept wrong on it. Anyway, I wanted to know if anyone has any idea of what kind of product would treat it and get me going again for today. Because as of now I can't do anything. And btw; I don't even know what's the name of this condition and pain I have . Let me know, thanks a lot.
2007-04-18 05:21:57 · 10 answers · asked by H.T-11 2 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
You may require a muscle relaxor to get full pain relief. You can try a heating pad, massage, or ibueprofin to take care of any inflammation, but checking with yer doc would be your best bet.
2007-04-18 05:29:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi Alex. I'd just call it a stiff neck. I use to get them a lot. You can try heat OR Super Blue Stuff every 10 minutes for 1/2 hour (or something similar) to get it to move initially. Once it starts moving, exercise it by stretching slowly. A massage from a friend will help. Then keep it warm. You're going to have to keep this up all day since the muscles will want to contract and pull it right back into the painful position.
Do NOT concentrate on getting it to move. Instead, concentrate on total relaxation of all the neck muscles... sort of like playing dead. That's the only way they'll relax enough to move.
The way I stopped this from happening is that I bought one of those 1/2 moon type neck pillows that are made of memory foam. I now sleep on my side with the memory foam pillow on top of my regular pillow. My ear sort of sits in the empty hollow of the pillow. I put another pillow between my knees. This puts me in a perfect natural position. I have cervical stenosis and if I don't treat my neck just so, I end up with the jammed stiff neck you mention.
I hope this helps.
2007-04-18 05:37:50 · answer #2 · answered by my74ghia 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The name of the condition you are in is simply a stiff neck pain from wrong position while sleeping. The best person to set it right is a chiropractioner but till then hot water bag fomentation would be ideal. In case you can't do this and if you have time you can again sleep correctly and usually it gets set right. If this is not practical then the last option which is very easy and feasible is with your right hand rotate the left thumb 5 to 10 times clockwise and again anti-clockwise same number of times. Repeat it with the left hand on the right thumb. In acupressure the base of the thumb represents neck and rotating the thumb amounts to rotating your neck. I hope that this will relieve you. Best of luck.
2007-04-18 06:48:07 · answer #3 · answered by Sudhakar B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I woke up with a stiff neck and it kept getting worse, I felt like I couldn't breath, went to the hospital and got a shot for pain and a neck brace. I had to sleep sitting up that night because it hurt when my head would tilt to either side. It got better in a few days. I was never told what caused it, I think it was the Lipator drug. I stopped taking it. Hasn't happened since.
2016-03-18 03:18:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a hot shower and run the hot water over yor neck while moving it a litlle back and forth, side to side and around in a cirle.
What happens is that while you are up and moving, your blood is pumping and keeping the muscles warm. Then you crash in bed and the blood slows, cooling the muscles. Now if your head is in an unnatural position, the muscles cool in a distorted way and get stuck, cool drafts can make it worse.
Warming the muscles, massaging them and slowly bringing blood back to the area while encouraging range of motion exercises are the best thing.
2007-04-18 05:29:55 · answer #5 · answered by jhvnmt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like the others suggested - a hot shower is a great therapy for stiff muscles.
Also, if it continues, you can try an epsom salt wrap. Epsom salts are quite cheap, you can usually purchase a box at the dollar store. It's VERY effective for muscle pain.
If you know someone who knows anything about massage, and you can get them to rub it for you.. that may be a godsend.
Good luck, hope you feel better soon :)
2007-04-18 06:01:53 · answer #6 · answered by The Only 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you have is a stiff neck, or pseudotorticollis. Go see a chiropractor, get adjusted, hot pack therapy, and electrical stim therapy. For even better results after the chiropractor go see an acupuncturist
2007-04-18 08:25:48 · answer #7 · answered by bigswag 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've been in your predicament before - - warm heat applied to the area will help the muscles loosen up.
2007-04-21 18:49:11 · answer #8 · answered by B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without question, go see a chiropractor.
2007-04-18 21:08:56 · answer #9 · answered by chirochrisf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hot shower and gradual stretching .
2007-04-18 05:29:54 · answer #10 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋