29-03-2005 05:35									#1
	Stiff/Sore Neck Fix Got spare money?

My neck has been stiff/sore all day today. I can only turn it about halfway to the left before it stops turning (presumably out of pain). We dont have any icy hot or hot packs, what else helps get rid of a stiff/sore neck?

Also would it do any damage if I forced it further to the left? Im used to work out soreness where working the muscles when they're sore feels great, but Im not sure this is the same.

What causes a stiff/sore neck?


I know its not meningitis, no fever or puking or anything like that. Besides if it is Im screwed, the nearest ER worth a damn is in ANC. The joys of living on the ass end of the world.

	29-03-2005 05:40									#2
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Could use some help too with same thing, mine's been hurting for three days now.

I did start sitting (well, typing actually) slightly differently which causes me not to sit dead centre in front of my screen.

	29-03-2005 05:41									#3
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a massage my help. Asian massage parlors are even better for relief.

	29-03-2005 05:41									#4
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Break your finger. That'll take your mind off the soreness in your neck.

	29-03-2005 05:48									#5
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Don't force your neck anywhere it doesn't want to go. Either get a friend to massage your neck or massage it yourself. You probably just have a strained muscle or something. Whenever that happens to me it gets better over the next couple of days.

	29-03-2005 05:49									#6
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sometimes I get a stiff neck when I sleep on my stomach. It's not a good position to sleep in, but I do it often.

	29-03-2005 05:55									#7
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Whats wrong with sleeping on your stomach? I usually end up on my stomach before morning, if I dont fall asleep that way already.

	29-03-2005 05:59									#8
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Sleeping on your stomach forces your head to one side or the other. A prolonged period in such a position can cause undue strain, though not necessarily damage. It's rare that I end up on my stomach, and I definitely don't like it, but I still wake up with a stiff neck when I do.

	29-03-2005 06:01									#9
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Decapitation...the only sure answer...

	29-03-2005 06:03									#10
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison Decapitation...the only sure answer...

Actually, no, because the head would still roll to one side or the other.

Head clamps

	29-03-2005 06:03									#11
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Yeah, but then you have such a high risk for infection..

	29-03-2005 06:38									#12
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Don't try forcing your neck unless you're a qualified osteopath, chiropracter or physical therapist. Try taking Ibuprofen to relieve the pain. Lie down in a tub of moderately hot water. Go pay someone to prescribe some really useful drugs.

	29-03-2005 07:14									#13
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Drugs

You really are a doctor arent you?


I already took a bath earlier today, didnt do a thing. They need to make the standard tub a foot deeper, a foot wider, and two feet longer. Also water heaters should hold more water.

	29-03-2005 07:16									#14
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I say heating pad if you have one works for me

	29-03-2005 07:28									#15
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What worked for me last time I got a sore&stiff neck was taking a shower, somewhat hotter than usual, and keeping my neck under the nozzle for several minutes, it seemed to help considerably.

	29-03-2005 09:50									#16
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Yup, increasing blood flow to the sore area seems to help.

	29-03-2005 09:51									#17
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How'd you hurt your neck?

	29-03-2005 09:51									#18
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Neck messages and heat packs sometimes work...or a really hot bath.

Once upon a time, Docfeelgood and I had a raging debate on the benefits of chiropractic (Doc = anti; me = pro). That's one thing to think about ... unless Doc is around, in which case, he'll yell at you.

Here's something my mom's chiropractor passed onto her to use as a "stop gap" measure. Lie on your back ... a carpetted floor works best. Have a friend place his/her fingers at the back of your head with his/her thumbs under your jawline. And then slowly and gently that person drags you across the carpet. This stretches out the vertebra in your neck and, with a bit of luck, things will slip back into place.

	29-03-2005 10:27									#19
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quote: Originally posted by Dr Strangelove Go pay someone to prescribe some really useful drugs.

Marijuana

	29-03-2005 10:31									#20
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As someone who has suffered with horrendous neck pain since a car accident 4 years ago (4 herniated disc) may I reccomend and ice pack. It will relieve the pain as well as the swelling which you don't think is there but it is. I swear by them. Also one of the only things to help migraines I"ve found besides vicodin.

	29-03-2005 10:51									#21
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Let your sisters girlfriend be in charge of the thermostat

	29-03-2005 11:14									#22
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The only remedies I can think of is to lie down on your back for a while, gently massaging the area, and trying to keep it warm with sheets/clothing, that is, not exposing it to any drafts.

But I do know the feeling. I've had a sore neck and pain in the left shoulder area for 2 days now, ever since I went and saw Der Untergang in the cinema on Sunday. I must have been sitting more or less in the same position looking up for 2½ hours, I'm just not used to going to the movies. Anyway, it's been improving only slightly for two days, these things obviously take time.

I hope you feel better soon.

	29-03-2005 12:12									#23
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I recently had a bout with middle to upper back & neck pain and I discovered that if a laid down on my back and turned my head as far as it would go to the side opposite the pain, it helped alot and fast. But I suggest using a heating pad to first loosen up the neck muscles etc before stretching.Chiros do something similar when they stretch the lower back by placing their weight on your legs to one side of your body while pushing on the shoulders in the opposite direction.

You can stretch your neck by doing the same thing, turn your head away from the painful side and hold it for 20-30 seconds while using your shoulders to turn the other way just a bit to maintain tension. That'll stretch the muscles/tendons on the side causing the pain. Worked wonders on my back and neck pain... Did more than the chiro did for me...

	29-03-2005 13:03									#24
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Big bump on the ice.

	29-03-2005 14:50									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Zkribbler Neck messages and heat packs sometimes work...or a really hot bath. Once upon a time, Docfeelgood and I had a raging debate on the benefits of chiropractic (Doc = anti; me = pro). That's one thing to think about ... unless Doc is around, in which case, he'll yell at you. Here's something my mom's chiropractor passed onto her to use as a "stop gap" measure. Lie on your back ... a carpetted floor works best. Have a friend place his/her fingers at the back of your head with his/her thumbs under your jawline. And then slowly and gently that person drags you across the carpet. This stretches out the vertebra in your neck and, with a bit of luck, things will slip back into place.

If you get a good chiropractor then

but many of them are quacks and thieves. But not all of them.

	29-03-2005 14:51									#26
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quote: Originally posted by Space05us Drugs You really are a doctor arent you? I already took a bath earlier today, didnt do a thing. They need to make the standard tub a foot deeper, a foot wider, and two feet longer. Also water heaters should hold more water.

about water heaters.

Living in Alaska doesn't help . But when it's so cold, the water loses a lot of heat in route to the shower. The pipes may need more (or better insulation).