How do I ease neck pain and shoulder pain?
Saturday, August 29th, 2009 at
6:51 pm
I’ve been having neck and shoulder pains lately, but I am not sure how I would ease the pain..It getting really annoying that whatever I do I always have that pain..What should I do?
Dang two competitive answers. Yes I would say that it could be my posture. Every since I was a kid I never stand straight or sit straight because I couldn’t I was like hunchback of notre dam. Well thanks for the advice.
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Neck and shoulder pain can be classified in many different ways. Some people experience only neck pain or only shoulder pain, while others experience pain in both areas.
What Causes Neck Pain?
Causes of neck pain include:
Abnormalities in the bone or joints
Trauma
Poor posture
Degenerative diseases
Tumors
Muscle strain
What Causes Shoulder Pain?
The shoulder is a ball and socket joint with a large range of movement. Such a mobile joint tends to be more susceptible to injury. Shoulder pain can stem from one or more of the following causes:
Strains from overexertion
Tendonitis from overuse
Shoulder joint instability
Dislocation
Collar or upper arm bone fractures
Frozen shoulder
Pinched nerves (also called radiculopathy)
How Are Neck and Shoulder Pain Diagnosed?
X-rays: Plain X-rays can reveal narrowing of the space between two spinal bones, arthritis-like diseases, tumors, slipped discs, narrowing of the spinal canal, fractures and instability of the spinal column.
MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging is a noninvasive procedure that can reveal the detail of neural (nerve-related) elements.
Myelography/CT scanning: Sometimes used as an alternative to MRI
Electrodiagnostic studies: Electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction velocity (NCV) are sometimes used to diagnosis neck and shoulder pain, arm pain, numbness and tingling.
How Are Neck and Shoulder Pain Treated?
The treatment of soft tissue neck and shoulder pain includes the use of anti-inflammatory medication (such as Aleve or Motrin) and/or acetaminophen (Tylenol). Pain also may be treated with a local application of moist heat or ice. Local corticosteroid injection is often helpful for arthritis of the shoulder. For both neck and shoulder pain movement exercises may help. For cases in which nerve roots or the spinal cord are involved, surgical procedures may be necessary.
advil or aleve will help.. personally my neck pain turned into headaches….. so I went to the chiropractor and he did his magic, i’d wait it out, exercise your muscles – strengthen them up.. do some neck exercises and if nothing helps go to your primary care and see if a chiropractor is the direction you should take.
Wow someone has a very extensive answer down there.
Pain relief w/o drugs. Heat pack. Black Cherry juice concentrate mixed with water i cup half and half. for temporary relief. Hand your head over the end of the bed just enough that the weight of your head pulls on your neck to relieve neck tension. then call me in the morning. just don’t get surgery unless you need it.
Be sure your posture is correct when sitting, get a micro-wave bean heater, get a pillow that forms to your neck, saw a new device at a trade show today that cost @ $500.00 that connects to your ear lobes that sends electric current to ones setting for pain management (forgot the name of it), be careful when lifting or reaching for items, and think before you move as not to aggravate your condition…. Good Luck and hope you find the answer for your pain.