How to get rid of this pain in my neck? literally.?!
Question: How to get rid of this pain in my neck!? literally!.!?
On Friday morning I woke up completely fine and then a few minutes later I had this terrible pain in my neck!. I can't move it to the right and I have been taking aspirin and I don't have a heating pad and every time I try and get up from lying down my neck kills!. The pain is unbearable and I don't think anyone will bring me to a chiropractor!. What should I do it hurts so bad!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Stop the aspirin and heat!. What you need is ice on the area for fifteen to twenty minutes each hour!. Do not try to turn your head into the pain!. Turn the head away from the pain and eventually it will open up in the opposite direction!. Get a soft cervical collar and use that to help the neck especially when sleeping!. If you cannot get a collar make one out of a hand towel!. Fold it length wise into thirds and place it around the neck!. Make it snug but not too tight and secure with a safety pin!. You may also try lying on the floor with a rolling pin under your neck!. The rolling pin will help to relax the neck and be supportive at the same time!. This will take a few days but it will open up!. If it doesn't improve in a few days see your doctor and get a referral to physical therapy!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
The pain may be related to a poor sleeping position, which puts a strain on the neck muscles!. This has happened to me many times as well, it was caused by the way you slept I am guessing!. What I would do is Alternatively wrap neck in towel soaked in hot water to let the muscle of ailing area expand!. keep on for five minutes or so then replace with ice pack to retract the muscle, then just repeat this for about 30 minutes or so,,and then rest in nice fluffy pillow!. Make sure you wrap the ice in a towel, then keep on repeating with the heat thing for the 30 minutes!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Put a heat pad on it and get a massage!.Www@Answer-Health@Com