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Neck pain and popping?

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leahbabycake
leahbabycake

4 years ago I went to Chirpractor for my lower back but he couldn’t do it because of my slip  disc 

So he popped my neck 

Iv never had problems with it or I could never pop it till then. I’d get theses sharp pains in my head like a headache if I didn’t pop my neck 10 times a day.

Went the doctors and they kept sayying it’s tension or stress. But I know it was that 

So I paid private and got my neck MRI scan 

Found out I got a straight neck but the specialist said the pain wouldn’t be of that 

So I’m angry because it’s not stress or tension as it only started straight after the Chirpractor and Iv tried every headache medication and non work 

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    Letting a chiropractor pop your neck is never a good idea (as you now know). It sounds like he irritated a nerve, and the irritation continued as you kept popping your own neck. From this layperson's point of view: Ice your neck with a good gel type ice pack daily, and (very important) force yourself to just leave your neck alone and let it rest and heal. There are natural anti-inflammatories you can take as well. Also, you likely do have tension and stress from the neck pain and the worry over your neck pain - and this is making it worse. The ice will bring down the inflammation. So, ice it and rest it - and use anti-inflammatories. 

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