I have chronic pain in the back of my neck, temporarily helped with Chiro, massage or acupuncture but often something I just live with. Ibuprofen helps, but when the pain/tightness is at its worst, nothing helps. It s often accompanied by a burning sensation in the same region. I stretch my neck often, this reduces headaches caused by the problem but my neck is still in discomfort or pain 70% of the time. Moving my head around the range of motion, it feels crunchy. It also kinks really easily. Release is hard to find and really short-lived... Not sure if related but I have had 5 kidney stones, and another one coming on recently. My pain tolerance has become higher as a result, but when I can t get comfortable for days it is exasperating. Could this be a medical condition or do I just need to live with physio and constant anti-inflammatory meds?