Stiff neck and pressure headaches

I think I can help you..I am an RN and previous neck pain patient. I am pretty confident I know what nastiness you are dealing with...functional cervical instability due to forward head posture...the physicians are giving you symptoms of a much bigger problem that will have to be addressed before your symptoms get better.. you may have good days and then it will return because the issue is still there. the pain under the earlobe is probably from an overworked sternocleidomastoid that has trigger points...the trembling you feel in the neck....functional cervical instability due to weak deep neck flexors, feeling like your neck is really working to keep your head up...probably because it is...forward head posture can also displace the lower jaw....it can create a tight stiff neck that makes it difficult to fully rotate left and right, it can causing bulging discs in the lower cervical spine and reverse curve in the neck which you have...imaging usually does not lead to a diagnosis of forward head posture...it leads Doctors to diagnose what they can see, "Oh, you have a bulging disc, etc., " Addressing only what you can see, in cases like this, usually fail to eliminate the source of someone's discomfort because what caused all them problems is going unaddressed. If left unaddressed this can lead to tight, painful muscle spasms head to toe. This is because the body is trying to compensate for some other muscle/muscles not doing their job...these muscle imbalances are collectively called upper and lower cross syndrome. Chiropractic care is good at alignment and decompression but unless you have a program implemented that stretches and strengthens specific muscles groups, the bones and muscles will return to their faulty ways. A trained physical therapist who is well versed in muscular imbalances can help you with this...trust me when I say not all therapist are equal...I went thru several before I found the right one...it will be important to stretch and strengthen the correct muscles...a proper assessment by a physical therapist can tell you what you need to work on...do not follow recipe approaches from the internet...this can create more symptoms and further dysfunction...no one can tell you without an assessment...strengthening of the deep neck flexors should difinitely be a part of that program to gain stability in the neck... I have had this, and I can tell you the symptoms can be very bizarre..dizzy, off balance, pain at the base of the skull, kind of nauseated, constantly feeling the need to self manipulate neck, heavy headed, foggy headed, blurry vision, awful headaches, many trigger points, and much much more. It is a mess really, and it can get much much worse. Forward head posture can cause the upper trapezius and subocciptials to get very tight (darn painful)...they are working hard when the head is too far forward...this can cause the upper cervical vertebrae to move into hyperextension making it difficult to rotate down to look at paperwork, a computer, etc., When this happens loss of sensorimotor control can be a huge issue (in a nutshell the nervous system goes haywire)...forward head posture does not develop overnight (this is years of abuse), and it does not go away overnight...it takes a lot of reading, work, and patience...It took me more than 2 years to fix the daily discomfort with the help of a physical therapist...give yourself frequent breaks from computer work, avoid sleeping on multiple pillows and avoid slouching posture....your neck would probably benefit from a break... and find an awesome physical therapist...your Doctors have already ruled out anything life threatening...It is worth a shot.Good Luck to you! I hope this information serves you well. If you have any further questions feel free to ask.