I am want to know how long does it take until neck stiffness goes away, and it is not longer difficult to swallow? I was beaten on the head with a metal pipe repeatedly, there was a lot of blood my whole face was covered, my nose was broken, and my jaw I think might have been dislocated, because its very stiff on one side. Which makes it really hard to chew, but my neck is really stiff as well and I can only turn my head a little bit and slowly and its real difficult to swallow anything, the assault happened 2 days ago and i ve been resting at home, its only been today that I have managed to be able to swallow some fluids, but I can t swallow food, i tried very soft foods no chewing required and struggled real hard just to swallow 1 mouthful. i assume it due to the stiffness of my neck which may be swollen, I don t have a mirror or a camera so I can t see the damage to my head and neck, but should i be able to eat and drink in a few days?