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What Relieves The Stiffness And Pain In The Neck Caused Due To A Fall?

Yesterday I slipped on my icy deck and fell down the stairs. I hit my head, neck and back on the stairs. I have been icing my neck and taking 600mg of ibuprofen. This morning I woke up stiff and when I move my head up and down I have a shooting pain down the left side of my back.


What should I do?
Mon, 9 Jan 2017
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Hi,

I read your problem. Any injury to the neck like ligaments and muscle injury called sprain or strain leads to pain and stiffness over neck. A stiff and painful neck may be treated within a days but firstly we will have to rule out that there is only muscle strain or sprain or any fracture? If the stiffness of neck doesn't subside within a week it needs medical treatment.

But some treatments are:

- REST - Take rest for one or two days so that the injured tissues of neck could be heal, which in turn will help to relieve the pain and stiffness of neck.

- STRETCHING - The stretching will help to ease the stiffness and restore the movements of neck.

- MEDICATIONS some medicines like ibuprofen and naproxen which are NSAIDS can be a first line treatment of neck stiffness and pain.

- HOT AND COLD FOMENTATION - Cold therapy or ice packs can help to relieve neck stiffness . Applying the heat fomentation would increase the blood flow which leads to better healing environment.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Ankur
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What Relieves The Stiffness And Pain In The Neck Caused Due To A Fall?

Hi, I read your problem. Any injury to the neck like ligaments and muscle injury called sprain or strain leads to pain and stiffness over neck. A stiff and painful neck may be treated within a days but firstly we will have to rule out that there is only muscle strain or sprain or any fracture? If the stiffness of neck doesn t subside within a week it needs medical treatment. But some treatments are: - REST - Take rest for one or two days so that the injured tissues of neck could be heal, which in turn will help to relieve the pain and stiffness of neck. - STRETCHING - The stretching will help to ease the stiffness and restore the movements of neck. - MEDICATIONS some medicines like ibuprofen and naproxen which are NSAIDS can be a first line treatment of neck stiffness and pain. - HOT AND COLD FOMENTATION - Cold therapy or ice packs can help to relieve neck stiffness . Applying the heat fomentation would increase the blood flow which leads to better healing environment. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ankur