If so, how long does it take to heal? Yesterday, I was trying to get water out of my ear and I think I pulled a muscle in my neck! It hurts so bad to move it to the right side and feels like burning sometimes... Owww....
2007-08-14 02:34:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Hi! I have had several patients with stiff necks or pulled muscles in their neck. The most common is trying to do something at an angle you have not done before or lifting something heavy.
Apply ice packs today to help reduce swelling and cool down pain. Tomorrow you can use moist heats pads or commerical applications that stick to the area and are warm for 6-8 hours. Take an OTC pain medication that you have taken before. Try sleeping with an extra pillow or no pillow at all. See which one is better. This will take time and in 1-2 days you should be fine. M
2007-08-14 02:40:37 · answer #1 · answered by Marie D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is possible! It should take 2-3 days for the pain to ease off but it will not go away completely for a while. Try rubbling 'Deep Heat' cream which isn't too expensive and you can get it from the local pharmacy. Also try lying on the couch with a hot water bottle under your neck ( with the cover on! )
2007-08-14 02:45:17 · answer #2 · answered by BlowBubblesNotBombs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything is possible! But yes, it is very possible that it is a pulled or strained muscle. Nothing much to worry about. Healing takes time, its not being to be fixed tomorrow. Make sure you keep stretching it. You dont want it to heal tighter than it was originally. Also, watch out about banging your head to get water out of your ears. You could seriously injure yourself. Whiplash could occur, plus accidently hitting your head on the wall or the towel rack could be bad!
2007-08-14 02:41:04 · answer #3 · answered by D B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it a VERY possible. I was on a trampoline not long a go and I closed my eyes and got bounced up and landed on my neck. I got scared because it couldn;t move it without harsh pain. I got X-rayed and it was fine. the next couple days it returned to normal, however, I feel like I need to pop my neck all the time and sometimes still hurts.
2007-08-14 02:40:28 · answer #4 · answered by Leona PH 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yess i know what it feels like! it usually just takes a minute or two to go away but it sure cna feel sore asfterwards for a while...if it keeps up for more than a day youll want to phone your doctor its possible that if the pain persist for that long you coulkd have bruised or tore some muscle?
good luck, i hope it stops hurting soon
try some cold ice pack on your neck, or pop a few advil ro tylenol
2007-08-14 02:39:41 · answer #5 · answered by Oops! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you pulled a muscle in your neck but It takes a couple days
2007-08-14 02:44:45 · answer #6 · answered by britty_jane 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does, but you should just wait a while. It'll calm down! If it doesn't then you should tell your mom what's going on, and how long it's been happening, and that you need to go to a doctor who can fix this.
2007-08-14 04:24:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes! 2-5 weeks to heal. prevent this with regular exercise and proper streching prior to activity
2007-08-14 02:44:21 · answer #8 · answered by Blue Hyena 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it is kink in youre neck it lastes for to days. and you can pull mussles possible and possibly you could of gottin a wip flash that happens when your head swings really fast well se ya.
2007-08-14 03:15:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it it - how long it heals varies by your health/how bad the injury is.
2007-08-14 02:38:47 · answer #10 · answered by mattgo64 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋