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What Causes Severe Pain In Neck And Shoulders?

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Posted on Fri, 22 Apr 2016
Question: About 6 weeks ago while watching a very stressful movie I felt my neck kind of seize up. The next day it was very hard to turn my head from one side to the other and while driving I had to turn my shoulders just to see. Ive gotten adjustments from a chiropractor and it gets better for a time. It also gets better with massage but is still tight, its also tight in the middle of my shoulders at the base of my neck. I got an x ray and there is nothing out of whack except a minor tracheal deviation but other than that no arthritis etc
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Answered by Dr. Swarnava Dattagupta (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Might be muscle spasm; follow as advised

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query in Healthcaremagic.com.
This is Dr. Swarnava Dattagupta answering your query.

I have gone through your query and understand your concern.
From your history, it seems to be a case of muscle spasm. It takes time to get completely normal. Xray generally does not show anything as in your case.
I would suggest you the following-

Avoid heavy weight bearing.
Physiotherapy in the form of static and range of motion neck exercises.
Hot dry compression.
Painkiller gel application locally.
Muscle relaxants like thiocolchicoside for a week.

Continue the above for 2-3 weeks. If pain and stiffness does not subside, an MRI should be done to rule out any major soft tissue injury.
But dont worry, it generally gets better in due time.

Hope I have answered your question.
If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.
Regards.
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What Causes Severe Pain In Neck And Shoulders?

Brief Answer: Might be muscle spasm; follow as advised Detailed Answer: Hi, Thank you for posting your query in Healthcaremagic.com. This is Dr. Swarnava Dattagupta answering your query. I have gone through your query and understand your concern. From your history, it seems to be a case of muscle spasm. It takes time to get completely normal. Xray generally does not show anything as in your case. I would suggest you the following- Avoid heavy weight bearing. Physiotherapy in the form of static and range of motion neck exercises. Hot dry compression. Painkiller gel application locally. Muscle relaxants like thiocolchicoside for a week. Continue the above for 2-3 weeks. If pain and stiffness does not subside, an MRI should be done to rule out any major soft tissue injury. But dont worry, it generally gets better in due time. Hope I have answered your question. If you have any further questions I will be happy to help. Regards.