3 weeks ago I separated my shoulder. When my arm is not in the sling I have a lot of pain in the muscle on the right side of my neck then when it is in the sling I have pain in the shoulder/ bicep area.
I just keep putting it in and taking it out, but I am always in pain.
Any suggestions?
What Is Causing This Neck Pain And How To Ease It?
November 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Pain
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You need to get an MRI or CT scan as it will show any possible damage to the discs in the neck. I ruptured my disc when my youngest daughter was 2 and all I did was carry her at the time. I saw a chiropractor who wanted me to get an MRI as an x-ray wouldn’t show if I had any disc injury. The orthopedic dr. I saw said the x-ray would show any injury and he didn’t order an MRI. I went back to the chiropractor the next day and got an MRI. It came back showing I had herniated my disc at level C5-6. Hint.. The bump on the back of the neck is at about the level of C7 and there are seven cervical vertebrae. After that there are thoracic vertebrae followed by lumbar and sacral vertebrae. Any injury to a disc even if minor can cause a lot of pain and muscle spasms. I had seen a different orthopedic dr. who said surgery may help me. Before I saw him I went to a neurologist and he did some nerve tests. He said they came back normal and nothing was wrong with my neck. He said for me to get massages to help with the muscle spasms. It was a waste of time and money. Finally about two years later I went back to the orthopedic surgeon and I was scheduled for surgery to remove the disc and fuse the vertebrae. I was however still in severe pain. It’s been over six years now and I recently has a spinal cord stimulator implanted to help with the pain. I’m off pain meds now but still take muscle relaxers. I wasn’t able to work cause of the severe pain and the fact I was on a lot of pain meds. Please don’t just brush this off as something that may pass. Get it checked out. If I had gotten a myleogram and CT scan the gel leaking into my spinal canal would have been caught and I may not have had to suffer for an additioal two years. I tried everything in the book to try and get the pain under control which involved acupuncture, massages, injections, injections with the same thing that’s also used in plastic surgery that is with the name botulism, physical therapy, and other things. I never wanted anyone including my worst enemy to go through what I did. If I had gotten the surgery much sooner than just playing the waiting game after everything else didn’t work I may have been out of pain and not had to get the implants. If you want more information on any treatments feel free to email me.