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Suggest Treatment For Muscle Sprain In The Shoulder And Neck
I have what seems to be muscle strain in right shoulder and neck with pain moving up my neck near carotid artery. I have been working outside doing a lot of pulling. Also I take niacin and accidentally doubled my dosage for over a week. What do you think?
Mon, 1 Aug 2016
Hello,
First the niacin will not hurt you but go back to your regular dose. As far as the neck muscle strain here are some suggestions. Rest the area as much as possible. Use warm compresses or soaks in warm water to loosen up the muscles then do gentle stretches of all muscles involved. If you are able to take ibuprofen try taking 600mg of that medication as an anti-inflammatory twice a day for a week and see if this helps. I hope you get relief soon.
Regards
First the niacin will not hurt you but go back to your regular dose. As far as the neck muscle strain here are some suggestions. Rest the area as much as possible. Use warm compresses or soaks in warm water to loosen up the muscles then do gentle stretches of all muscles involved. If you are able to take ibuprofen try taking 600mg of that medication as an anti-inflammatory twice a day for a week and see if this helps. I hope you get relief soon.
Regards
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