About almost a year ago i woke up with a stiff neck one morning out of nowhere. The pain never went away. I have a stiff neck, mainly on my right side of my neck up to about the middle of my head, tight shoulders, and a tight upper back, all sometimes with pain too. I’ve had an x-ray on my neck which came out normal, physical therapy for 2 months which didnt improve much, and an mri that came back pretty normal on my neck and upper back. Minor scoliosis but the orthopedic doctor saw nothing that looked too extreme, but he was also a clueless idiot. Can anyone help me out…..it’s so stressful, physically and mentally.
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11 years ago i fell at work and live in pain pretty much day to day. herniated disc in neck. workman comp gave 6 months of physical therapy for 6 months and made me pick which hurt worst my neck or my back. 2 years later i had car accident and workman comp blames the car accident. now i live on social security and thats all they want to offer me. i know people that have been hurt less than me and have a settlement to live on?
Here is the situation, I was in a car accident about a month ago, and a couple days after the accident I went to the er for symptoms I was feeling. I had nausea, minor voomiting, neck, and back of head pain.
The dr told me I had suffered from whiplash and gave me a soft collar to wear for about a week and a half. Since thin I have still felt thses symptoms and every day have throbbing pain in the back of my head accompanied by seldom episodes of tingling in my hands and feeling lightheaded (not sure if this is all tied together).
I went to see my regular doctor last week and was told that physical therapy would help
Are these common symptoms to experience, ro should I be going back in, as I am not being relieved of my discomfort.
I have had problems with a pinched nerve in my neck for 9 years. It affects the top of my shoulder and alternates between feeling numb to the touch, having shooting pains to my elbow or thumb, and/or just constant pain. I’ve been seeing the chiropractor all during this time and while it helps a little, it’s not dramatic. I also use a cold pack on it for 15-20 minute intervals whenever it gets to be too much to bear.
All the info I’ve been able to find on the internet concerns pinched nerves in wrists or the lower back, not neck the like I have. Also, they all say to rest the affected area for 2 weeks and you’ll be good as new. That DEFINETELY isn’t going to help me after 9 years of trouble.
Has anyone had this same problem? If so, what did you do about it (surgery? painkillers? physical therapy?) I am only 25 and I feel like I’m 70. I’m afraid I will have trouble later on in life because computer work makes it worse, and everything nowadays involves computers…
I have severe back pain all the way from my neck to my tailbone. I have been to back specialists, chiropractors, orthopedics, etc. They have done X-Rays, CTs, Bone Scans, etc. They have not been able to find any answers, or resolve any of my back pain for 8 years now. And I am only 21. When I sit or stand too long, the pain is dull, but very immense. Laying down doesn’t really hurt it too much. When I sit in hard chairs (ie. Dining room chairs) it feels like my tailbone is pointing straight down, it hurts so bad. And if I’m sitting on the couch when I go to stand up, when I straighten my back it feels like I am having to break superglue away that has formed on my backbone. I just don’t know what to do and am getting very discouraged! I am going to try physical therapy again with a special posture backbrace. Hopefully that will give me some results, but I just have a feeling that it won’t help much. Any advice or comments would be nice. Serious answers only please.
I have a documented herniated disk which has caused complete havoc on my body. I occasionally suffer pain so intense that my skin aches, my eyes hurt, and I end up vomiting. The pain only gets that bad once or twice a week. I have tried everything from physical therapy to medications. About 2 years ago, a back specialist prescribed me oxycodone to stop the pain from escalating to vomiting. It worked incredibly. The pain was cut off…. my muscles relaxed…. and I would not get sick. I then moved to a different state and the doctors here have been very hesitant to give me narcotics because of the “chance” of addiction. Twenty (10/325) pills would last about 3 months. I hardly see this as “addicted”. But my doctor recently decided to cut off my prescription. I am 25, a senior graduating from a prestigious university, with a 3.9 GPA – hardly the addict type 
How do I find a doctor who will prescribe the medication I need again? HELP! I am in so much pain right now.
Neck Pain??
Feb 22
i’ve been having really bad neck pain for the last few years and its really bothering me. i know that I don’t have good posture but its impossible for me to sit up straight. my neck just doesn’t go up straight. i’ve had physical therapy to improve my posture but it did nothing. no matter how hard I try to sit up I just can’t do it. my mom doesn’t understand and i’m sick of always being in pain. in school my neck and back are always killing me. i really want to improve my posture but I can’t do it. i don’t want to go to the doctor and make my mom spend money on nothing, but I feel like people don’t believe me when I say that my neck hurts. any suggestions?
when i was 14 i was hit by a car and have been in 2 more major accidents since (i was not the driver none were our fault) since then i have had increasing neck pain and it gets so bad sometimes that i get headaches that leave e dry heaving. the pain is chronic and makes it hard to do everyday tasks. it is at the base of my skull top of my neck. i have tried physical therapy, electro therapy, pretty much everything and it just wont stop. i have seen my doctors numerous times and now at 22 im afraid it will never stop. the doctors say its nothing and there is nothing they can do is there anything i can or should do or any specialist i should see? btw it gets bad enough sometimes i cant sleep and i often get dizzy spells and have fainted a couple of times please help
I have 2 children 2 and 3 years old. I used to be a 34dd and 120lbs and now I am 105lbs with 34/c or d breasts. I have alot of mid back pain and shoulder neck pain. I also get burning pain under the back of my arms and on the tops of my breasts almost like they are being pulled to hard. I have only been able to sleep in one position for the last couple years or else I can not fall asleep or wake up in bad pain. Also When sitting on the couch or in a chair I constantly have to move ever 10 mins or so because it gets to painful. This has been going on over 2 years.I went to the dr last fall because my back pain was so bad although i have never thought it was because my breasts. She sent me to physical therapy but unfortunatly i was charged $250 from my old insurance and was unable to continue. I went to a plastic surgeon and I cannot afford to surgery. I am not sure what to do. Would I be silly to mention to my dr I think it is my breasts? I mean I am sure other woman have breasts like mine but I don’t know why else I am in pain at this point. I am sure I wouldnt qualify for a reduction and insurance doesnt cover lifts. What do I do?
For the past 8 years, I have had chronic neck pain. Nothing that I can remember started it. My teacher called my parents telling them that she noticed me cracking my neck excessively in class. I had no idea I was. It was involuntary. For the next few years, I continued to do them. My neck was almost in pain 24/7 and when I cracked it, it would temporarily make the pain go away. A few years ago, the pain started to get very, very bad. When I bent my neck to the right the littlest bit, something would shoot down my arm, into my hand, and out my fingers that left them numb. Almost like I was being electrocuted. I’ve been in the hospital twice and to the doctor countless times and they don’t know what it is. They say it is nothing, but it can’t be. I am in pain almost all the time. A few months ago, the pain began to radiate down to my shoulder. I had multiple X-Rays, and then an MRI, which show’d nothing. The Spinal Cord was fine and the spine seemed to be fine, but the muscle’s were blurry. I was put in Physical Therapy and have been in it for the past two months. I have done all the excersizes, and all I seem to be doing is getting worse. The pain just puts me in a pissed off mood and makes me an asshole and its overall ruining my life.
I have absolutely no idea what I should do. What could be wrong?