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Neck pain.
I have neck pain since 2 years. It started during my intermediate due to stress and prolonged bending of the neck. I have consulted a doctor and tried physiotherapy for some days but no significant change. The neck pain reoccurs when I sit for studying or I bend my neck. I am med student and it's difficult to study with this pain. Please help.
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This treatment is being suggested on bases of the information provided. However I would like to examine & investigate you in detail.
-Control Hypertension, Diabetes or metabolic disorder, if there is any.
- Sleep on a hard bed with soft bedding.
- Keep no pillow under the head.
- Avoid painful acts & activities.
- Fomentation with warm water. -Let the part not be exposed cold.
-Do mild exercises for the affected part.- neck and upper limbs
-Any way it may be tried,
--. Ugesic (Piroxicam) 20mg 1tab once a day x 5days
--. Caldikind plus (Mankind) 1tab Once a day x 10 days.
Kindly make sure, there is no allergy to any of these medicines.
--For emergency treatment visit nearest hospital.
-For exercises you may visit my YouTube channel- Dr. N C gupta.
-Wish you a quick recovery & good health
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Most important long term solution is improving your ergonomics - increase table height to restrict the forward bend that you may be having for long periods.
Soft collar, hot fomentation and a 10 day course of skeletal muscle relaxants with a muscle training regimen can help in the interim
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Mostly its a mechanical neck pain
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Change your sitting or sight posture and try to involve in other activities
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As a med student , check your ergonomics of sitting posture....and next pain persist thengo for MRI to rule out major cervical problem earliest.....
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Dr. Sannith Kumar Korutla
Orthopedist
7 yrs exp
Karimnagar
It's a most common problem in students.
Students posture while studying plays an important role.please make sure to maintain a correct posture don't bend too much, don't learn too much.
Use simple Paracetamol tablet of 650 mg will relieves a lot while you are having severe pain
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Dr. Pranav Mahajan
Orthopedic surgeon
15 yrs exp
Indore
This pain may be due to chronic muscular strain in lower neck muscles associated with long sitting hours for studying or long time sitting with bent neck.
Next Steps
You can start Hot fomentation, use a Soft cervical collar for support, start analgesic with muscle relaxant tablet, take calcium and vitamin d supplement. If not relieved, can plan to get one X ray done.
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Avoid jerky movements of neck, start neck strengthening exercises once pain settles down, also try to make a habit of keeping neck straight while studying.
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Dr. Ravikumar Chandulal Makadia
Orthopedic surgeon
5 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
Get mri cervical spine
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