severe NECK PAIN ..fast responses please

[leanbulk24]

yesterday, cleaning my room i was on the floor and to get up I do a push-up motion. well i felt something pop/move/whatever (clearly im not a doc)..

long story short - im in bed, i can not move, ive searched for muscle pain cures and all it says is time and cold/heat.

ive never felt this type of pain before - i am 23 and in good health - the best word to describe the pain is excruciating.

i literally drop to my knees if i move, it feels like a knife going through my neck.

sorry that was so unorganized -

i am looking for advice from people with similar problems or nurses or docs or whatever

please help, and fast - thanks

 

[Smurfy]

you have probably experienced a muscle strain in your neck. yes it is excruciating. you should go to the doc. they can prescribe anti-inflammatories (in the meantime take some advil) as well as methylprednisone which will alleviate some of the inflammation in your tendons/ligaments and thus relieve some pain. they may also prescribe muscle relaxants and/or pain meds but neither of those worked that well for me.
i also had to go to weeks of PT in order to resolve my neck pain. they did a lot of deep tissue massage to loosen the balled up muscle in my neck/trap/shoulder. its like the muscle is spasming when it shouldnt be.

good luck

 

[Smurfy]

I'm not a doctor, I just play one on the interwebs.

 

[ponyfitness]

Do you have a chiro? Sounds like you popped something out of alignment, most likely part of your cervical spine since it is so high.

Nothing to mess around with though - a pinched nerve in that area can bring paralysis. Don't bother with docs for diagnosis because they won't know what is going on but they can give you pain meds while you go get an x-ray and figure it out.

 

[leanbulk24]

thank you, that was more help than i figured to get - did you go to a doctor (general physician) or hospital though?

(yes, i know doctors work at hospitals too for all those interweb smartarse's out there)

 

[leanbulk24]

what is a chiro?

 

[goin on 4T]

Yes I would go see a chiro. This happens to me more and more as my life turns futher and further to shit!
The chiro should either put heat on it or heat and elect stim then adjustment. The bad news is it will take 3-7 days to go away.
Also drink lots of water to help get the bad stuff out of your muscles...

 

[goin on 4T]

what is a chiro?

Chiropractor
If you don't have insurance most will charge about $35 cash per visit for treatment.

 

[leanbulk24]

35 cash? that seems redic low?

 

[ponyfitness]

thank you, that was more help than i figured to get - did you go to a doctor (general physician) or hospital though?

(yes, i know doctors work at hospitals too for all those interweb smartarse's out there)

Hospital will have you waiting 4 hours to give you drugs - go to a walk in clinic, much faster and they will give you better drugs.

In my experience GP's don't know anything about joints/muscles which is why I suggested the chiropractor. $35 is about standard because treatment is only about 15 minutes.