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What Causes Neck Stiffness Post An Injury?
Question: I Fell a few days ago on my face Have a small cut on my nose and my lip my face does not hurt very much but i feel like i have a stiff neck and can not get rid of it. what should i do ?
Brief Answer:
muscle relaxant and warm compresses
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
The stiff neck would be due to spasm of the muscles in the neck region.
In addition to the continued use of the advil, you may also want to consider a muscle relaxant as well as warm compresses to the neck.
Both of these would reduce the tension in the muscles.
Eg of muscle relaxants are flexeril, baclofen, XXXXXXX robaxin, valium. Muscle relaxants can cause drowsiness so you would need to be careful with use of these medications.
The warm compress should be applied for 10 to 20 minutes, 2 to 3 times a day.
I hope this helps , feel free to ask any other questions
muscle relaxant and warm compresses
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
The stiff neck would be due to spasm of the muscles in the neck region.
In addition to the continued use of the advil, you may also want to consider a muscle relaxant as well as warm compresses to the neck.
Both of these would reduce the tension in the muscles.
Eg of muscle relaxants are flexeril, baclofen, XXXXXXX robaxin, valium. Muscle relaxants can cause drowsiness so you would need to be careful with use of these medications.
The warm compress should be applied for 10 to 20 minutes, 2 to 3 times a day.
I hope this helps , feel free to ask any other questions
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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