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Question: I have noticed my left scalene are stiff and taut for last 5-6 days, occasional numbness and mild sensory changes too, I have a bad posture of sleeping turned laterally keeping head over palm at an acute angle with bed,USG done, no soft tissue lump or anything, please suggest
Brief Answer:
Muscle spasm, Rest and analgesic are of help.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query
I'm Dr Sudhir Kumar
I have gone through your query and understand your concern. You seem to have got muscle spasm of your neck muscles probably due to wrong posture during sleeping. Rest and analgesic such as ibuprofen are helpful . Muscle relaxant such as thiocholchoside is useful in relaxing the muscles. Vitamin B and C help in recovery. Neurotropic such as Mecobalamin help in reducing numbness. You should not use pillow or very thin pillow during sleeping and resting period.
You can discuss with your doctor about it.
Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then I will be happy to help you.
Wishing you a good health.
Take care.
Muscle spasm, Rest and analgesic are of help.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query
I'm Dr Sudhir Kumar
I have gone through your query and understand your concern. You seem to have got muscle spasm of your neck muscles probably due to wrong posture during sleeping. Rest and analgesic such as ibuprofen are helpful . Muscle relaxant such as thiocholchoside is useful in relaxing the muscles. Vitamin B and C help in recovery. Neurotropic such as Mecobalamin help in reducing numbness. You should not use pillow or very thin pillow during sleeping and resting period.
You can discuss with your doctor about it.
Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then I will be happy to help you.
Wishing you a good health.
Take care.
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Thank you Doctor for your advice. How long may it take to get cured from this condition?I have read that scalene is very notorious muscle with its trigger points, so it should not be very uncommon. I try to adhere to your suggestion and get out of my symptoms at earliest. Thanks again.
Brief Answer:
It is likely to take nearly 3-7 days to recover.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome back
It is likely to take nearly 3-7 days to recover. It is not uncommon.
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Wishing you good health
Take care
It is likely to take nearly 3-7 days to recover.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome back
It is likely to take nearly 3-7 days to recover. It is not uncommon.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho
Wishing you good health
Take care
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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