
What Causes Tightness On The Side Of Neck Along With Swelling?

You probably has muscle pull (spasm).
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I'm Dr Sudhir Kumar
I have gone through your query and understand your concern.Most probably you have got pulled muscle in your neck . Treatment of it is rest and analgesic such as ibuprofen for pain relief. Muscle relaxant such as thiocholchoside is helpful. You should avoid pillow during resting hours and sleep. Rubbing and cream application is not advisable . Vitamin B and C help in recovery. It may take nearly 10-15 days to recover. You can take treatment for that duration. You can further investigate by MRI of cervical spine.
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.


You can take muscle relaxant.
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You are not having pain but there is swelling. Ibuprofen is also anti inflammatory so you can take it and if there is no swelling also then you can take only muscle relaxant for nearly one week. Rest already discussed.
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You can take only muscle relaxant .
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome back
You are not having pain and swelling. So no need of anti inflammatory and analgesic. You can take only muscle relaxant for nearly one week. Rest already discussed.
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.
Wishing you good health
Take care

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