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Acute Neck Pain
Hello Doctor,
I am facing acute neck pain from past 2 weeks .
Morning time , the neck becomes stiff and back pains a lot ..
Please suggest remedy
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Neck pain and stiffness may be due to overuse and a bad posture. Are you working from home?
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Apply a hot water fomentation & a pain relief cream. After that do gently neck movements and take frequent breaks from screen time
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1. Rest with a collar and no use of laptop, mobile or watching TV with or without collar.
2. Range of movement within the comfort zone
3. Ergonomic way of using laptop, mobile and doing daily activities which produces least or no stress to muscles on back of neck.
4. No strengthening exercises
5. Stretching exercises of neck and shoulder
6. Once pain reduces and range improves, strengthening
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we can do a teleconsultation if you want
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Hot fermentation and stretching exercise.
Posture corrections must.
Visit physiotherapis centre for proper diagnosis and treatment you can visit ADMIRE physiotherapy laser CLINIC in noida
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Start with hot water fomentation.
correct your posture and use proper pillow while sleeping.
Simple neck excercise and stretching can help you
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take break every 2hourly to reduce strain.
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Avoid excessive neck bending while using phone.
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Hi,
Your neck pain and stiffness could be due trapezius muscle spasm.
To find the exact cause your posture needs to be evaluated.
1. What position you sit in and for how many hours ?
2. How is the position of your neck while doing that?
3. Are your arms supported properly while working?
4. What kind of work do you do?
5. What kind of pillow you use ?
6. In what position you sleep at night.
You should get the pain evaluated and treated by a Orthopaedic doctor or Physiotherapist. Follow proper posture and exercises, it will prevent reoccurrence and strengthen your muscles.
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You need to get yourself evaluated and work on reducing the pain first. You should do only gentle neck movements for now. once your pain reduces you should start doing stretching and strengthening exercises.
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1. Apply ice packs for 10-15 minutes on the painful area 2-3 times a day.
2. No hot water as you are in acute pain and it can aggravate your spasm and pain.
3. Avoid bending your neck for long hours.
4. Take frequent breaks.
5. Do gentle neck movements.
6. Don't lift heavy objects.
Thank you.
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Hello dear
First of all 2 weeks neck pain at your age is definitely not due to cervical spondylosis as many might say.
It is possibly due to a trapezial strain in view of dyskinetic scapula and rotator cuff weakness due to long standing nutritional deficiencies. I need more information in order to confirm:
1. Have you had similar neck pains previously?
2. Does the pain radiates to shoulder and area between the two shoulder blades?
3. Does the pain get worse at night?
4. Do you get any tingling or numbness in the hands?
5. Does the pain get worse by lifting the arm above shoulder?
6. Has your neck got tilted to one side?
7. Do you have additional symptoms like hair fall, acidity, fatigue, cramps, dizziness and weak memory?
8. Have you had any blood tests recently? If yes i need to see the reports.
Regards
Dr Vipin Gupta
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Consult online with the desired information or can connect in person if based in delhi
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Your neck stiffness and back pain could be due to muscle spasm. Do you have any previous history of neck or back pain? Did you change your pillow or mattress recently?
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You should give hot water fomentation for your neck for 15-20 minutes twice a day for a week.
You can use Volini gel or spray provided you are not allergic.
You should do neck stretching and strengthening exercises with proper guidance.
Avoid Prolonged neck bending activities.
Avoid using high pillow.
Avoid lying on your stomach instead you can lie on your back or sides.
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If the pain persists or aggrevates you need to consult a Physiotherapist or Orthopaedist for further evaluation and treatment either in person or through video call.
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Hi. Acute neck pain is because of muscle stiffness that can be developed because of continuous strain on neck muscle. U can please ice pack to reduce swelling and stiffness in the muscle.
You should maintain your posture . So that pressure will not fall on muscles.
You need to do neck strengthening exercises to increase muscle strength and maintain posture.
Neck exercises are easy to do and very effective. Please contact me for further details.
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Dr. Jacob Roshan Mathew (PT)
Physiotherapist
19 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hopefully your pain is reducing. It is important to know if bending forward, backward or rotations are affected.
When lying on your back make sure that your neck is not propped up too high. Your neck position through the might is probably the issue as pain is present in the mornings.
This is due to a reduction of neck movements and irritation of your neck area muscles. To know if other structyres are involved we need more information.
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try a thinner pillow if lying on your back
But you need assessment and treatment, as your ranges are probably restricted.
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Try using a shawl to support if not too hot.
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Ms. Komal Jagtap Gaonkar (PT)
Physiotherapist
14 yrs exp
Mumbai
Check first why the pain is coming. Are you using high pillow. Or sleeping on stomach with side neck. Avoid this sleeping position.
Use pain relieving spray or ointment like volini gel diclofenac gel.
Use ice pack or hot water bag three times a day 10 min-15min not more than that.
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try to use pillow under your back and neck while doing any long sitting work.
avoid lifting heavy weight.
avoid using gadgets or mobile.
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use practo app for online consultation.
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Ms. Rakhi Mutha (PT)
Physiotherapist
21 yrs exp
Pune
Appy hot water fomentation twice daily especially at night
Apply painkiller ointment at night
Use a cervical pillow..
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Start neck isometricsexs
posture correction ex's
Consult a physiotherapist for proper neck exs
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Take frequent breaks if u have prolonged sitting job n avoid neck bending postures like too much use of mibiles n laptops
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Dr. Palki Upadhya (PT)
Physiotherapist
15 yrs exp
Pune
Hi
What is job nature !!!!
If sitting then it’s morever poking less of streching
Please do good streching physiotherapist n do chiropractic treatment if you are in Pune you can connect me
Thanks I can help you out
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Do treatemnt as early as possible it will get worst
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