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10 months of neck pian

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amanda59745
amanda59745

Hi i have had  neck stiffness and pain for 10 moths. It all started in June last year i woke with a stiff neck and later that day did some neck stretches off of you tube. This pain seemed to ease in my neck but, seemed to travel from my left side neck to behind my left shoulder blade. Even though the neck pain initially eased the muscle remained like a knot behind my left shoulder blade. i carried on for  couple of months but, my muscles in my neck became more tense and tight saw my GP who said health anxiety and tried to give me antidepressants and suggested yoga and mindfulness. Things got worse and more tight even effecting my scapula on the left side again like a tightness. Looking down and to either side hurt, and when i rotate my shoulder blades i hear and feel awful clunking and grinding noises but, this does not hurt.

I tried yoga but , this made it worse so referred myself to health and wellbeing and attended 3 months of physio and had many back massages. In December i pulled my lower back started on many drugs to help which, also helped with my neck. As my neck seemed to be a bit better my physio discharged me. I had a month off of work due to my lower back I stopped the pain killers and my neck, shoulders and upper spine are just as bad. I have been back to my GP who have prescribed more pain killers.

I am sick of this constant muscular neck pain, TBH the stretches seem to cause me more pain. I have started swimming and do mindfullness but no help. I tried the tennis ball roll on the wall but this is shear agony  on the area behind my left shoulder blade. I have now got pain in my middle back. Can anyone offer any help. I have had no scans or xrays but, the GP said it will not show any muscular  problem any way. Please shed some light x   

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  • Jasper1375
    Jasper1375 amanda59745

    Posted

    Hi,

    i hope you’re not on any Benzodiazepine... like Xanax ... in the long run when not taking it will increase what you feel.

    How old are you?

    i sadly has years of computer neck, martial arts and being 6’ 4”....

    posture, and repetition can screw up a body real bad!  I too did Yoga and it made me worse too.

    im sort of against stretching now, but more on moving the body.  I like massage and physical therapy IF they are good.  Some clowns out there make me worse.

    Clunking is more normal than we think.

    also I’m on the ocd and anxiety side of thinking and it too increases muscle tension...  I’m against Pharma meds ... I wish they worked, but they don’t for me.  Maybe for others - but they (doctors) find a symptom and blame it, and treat it as opposed to finding a source.  I.e. .. 5 patients complain of anxiety and get a script!  Where 1 could simply had a food reaction.

    they want to give me pain management too.

    1.  you could try CBD oil in the day time ... it works great on inflammation 

    2.  Take your posture to the level of standing tall like you’re always about to get in a fight.  

    3.  Never look down ... if your scapula is compromised, this is why.  We lean wrong.

    maybe see if a CBP Chiro is near you ...

    they can retrain our necks ... it helped me tons but I’m in withdrawal from long term Xanax use

    • amanda59745
      amanda59745 Jasper1375

      Posted

      Hi Jasper i am 47, i have been on tramadol, naproxen, cocodamol, diazapam to name but a few but, now i take nothing, these meds just mask the pain. I feel i am holding myself all wrong now as a direct result of the pain which , is probably causing more pulling and straining of my already sore muscles.  I have considered Golden Paste (Turmaric) which , is a great anti inflammatory but, i have gall stones so cannot take it sadly. what is a CBP chiro? I have considered chiropractor but, i am scared they will cause more harm. I have read some horror stories on line. I have a job which means i use a laptop all day and this is usually on my lap so i am constantly looking down and hunched over. I do not hear other peeps backs clunking like mine it sounds very wrong and never used to sound like this sad x 
  • bob51648
    bob51648 amanda59745

    Posted

    Hi. I have this problem to. I have found sitting brings this on so my preference is to watch tv lying on the bed. Heat by way of hot water bottles does provide relief. Absolutely nothing else does. Exercise by way of cycling does seem to loosen it up. Please keep me informed. I have also found pain killers provide no relief at all.
    • amanda59745
      amanda59745 bob51648

      Posted

      Hi Bob, i have started swimming a couple of months ago to see if this helps, it does not hurt but does not get me anymore relief either. I need to exercise so may try cycling too. x
  • DMZABO
    DMZABO amanda59745

    Posted

    Hello people, 

     Unfortunately I’m in the same boat as many of you. Tried stretching, chiropractors, and even Youtube videos. My neck pain seems to have gotten way worse. If I’m lucky I get one day a week where I’m not a miserable b*****d. That is sad because I was always the happy go lucky guy. . Well not anymore. Days where I want to cry but that would only stuff up my nose and then I won’t be able to breath through it. It’s been three years of a personal Hell. My doctor sent me to the specialist. A lot of good that did. Just took my $40 dollars and didn’t have any answers for me except surgery of course. Not doing that as of now anyway. There are no magic pills or potions that I have yet to get my hands on. Just tired of this misery. Have to keep trying though because momma didn’t raise no quitter. My anxiety has gone through the roof and I think that has caused other concerns with my health. Not in a million years would I have thought this would be my fate. I don’t want to bring everyone down but if you  find something to help or stop this misery altogether please let me and the others know. 

    Thanks for your time and please try to hang in there. It can’t be any worse than it is now. At least that’s what everyone says. lol. 

    • amanda59745
      amanda59745 DMZABO

      Posted

      Sadly, i am still the same, drs have given me gabapentin and naprozen which, eases but pain still there every hour every day . sad
    • Guest
      Guest DMZABO

      Posted

      What are your experiences with using ice packs (cold compress) to bring down the inflammation? What else have you tried consistently to bring down inflammation? 
  • KimberlyWatson
    KimberlyWatson amanda59745

    Posted

    Hi. I have this problem too. I have found sitting brings this on so my preference is to watch tv lying on the bed. Heat by way of hot water bottles does provide relief. Absolutely nothing else does. Exercise by way of cycling does seem to loosen it up. Please keep me informed. I have also found painkillers provide no relief at all.
    • amanda59745
      amanda59745 KimberlyWatson

      Posted

      Hi christopher, i too am currently laying on my lounge for as sitting too painful. I find ice gives me much more relief than a hot water bottle which i have been using previously. My muscles in my butt and legs are very tight causing this awful pain to worsen. 
  • shelia22921
    shelia22921 amanda59745

    Posted

    Maybe you should see a bone and joint specialist get a MRI done, find out what the problem is.
    • amanda59745
      amanda59745 shelia22921

      Posted

      Hi Sheila i have asked for an MRI gp said they do not send people for this now as many people have slipped /bulging discs and they get better on their own. He refered me for more physio and she stated they do not send people for an mri unless you loose feeling in a limb or become incontinent. I am thinking of  going private and tried to look up prices but am unable to find any prices. x
    • shelia22921
      shelia22921 amanda59745

      Posted

      They gave one to me, and I had to do therapy, which help me a lot, I learned exercise and got a ten's unit to use at home, heat/cold to it 15 mi after exercise, don't give up keep trying until you get some help.

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