pinched feeling in my neck and back shoulder. help?

Question

well. i was scratching my back and my head was turned to the left.. like when you scratch yr back.. well when i came back to normal position with my neck, i couldnt. it felt like a painful pinch or soemthing in my neck and shoulder. i've never had this before and its hurts alot. right now i cant move my neck in any direction to the right.. i mean i can. but i get this painful pinch in my shoulder and upper back neck. its been like this for about 5-10 mins. does anyone know what this is? how can i make it feel better? i took a hot bath and tried to stretch my neck out. and i took some advil. HELP PLEASE

Answer 1

I recommend you see a chiropractor as soon as possible. The chiropractor will be able to put the alignment back correctly in your neck. Nothing beats chiropractic treatments for this type of sudden Pain.

Answer 2

ICE ICE ICE- ALternate with HEAT compresses. Being on this site really isn't the answer. You need to lay down and REST. AND call ur Physician in the morning. Also, taking 800 mg. of an anti-inflammatory - motrin/ibuprophen every 6 hours will help with the pain. Take Care and Good Luck!
PS- A frozen bag of veggies does wonders as an ice bag

Answer 3

DO NOT SEE A CHIROPRACTOR! see your regular doctor & ask for an MRI! you may have herniated a disc. the same thing happened to me & I ruptured my cervical 5/6 disc. if I would have gone to a chiropractor I would have made the injury worse!!! I now have to see a spine specialist & I was told that many of their patients were made much worse by chiropractors. you need a real doctor when it comes to your spine, not some nut who likes to "adjust" or "re-align" your spine.....

Answer 4

See a chiropractor or a doctor if you think it's serious.