My neck hurts from headbanging a bit too much a few nights ago. How do I ease th!

My neck hurts from headbanging a bit too much a few nights ago. How do I ease the pain?

Went to a concert, got a little carried away... Point is, my neck hurts extremely bad and it was 2 nights ago.

3 weeks ago
I've lost too many IQ points already, so I'm not worried about losing more.
I've tried over the counter pain meds, they haven't helped. I'm probably going to look into heating pads or chiropractors.
Still... any other ideas?

Our kids used to do this.

The only thing that helped them was to minimize moving the head, and to take over-the-counter pain medications. They also liked the shower pounding on their necks and one said a heating pad helped.

I urged them to write in their livejournals how their necks felt, for future reference next time they attended a really great performance.

How bad is "extremely bad"? Is it sore muscles really aching the way sore muscles do, or something sharper? Sharp pain needs medical attention.