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Any advice for neck pain?

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CautiouslyPessimistic · 12/05/2019 20:53

I've pulled a muscle up the side of my neck. It's agonising - constant throb and pain radiating up into the base of my skull. Can't really turn my head for the pain. I've seen my osteopath who did what she could but she basically said I just have to wait for it to heal.

Thing is I have a baby and a toddler to take care of and alternating paracetamol and ibuprofen is barely touching it. I also can't sleep. Ice helps but only once it's at the point where my whole neck is numb, which I obviously can't do constantly.

Any tips? Can anyone tell me how long it's likely to last?

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thesnapandfartisinfallible · 12/05/2019 21:05

Find a good sports massage therapist. They deal with injuries like this all the time, I see one weekly for an ongoing condition and I've entered his workroom barely able to walk and come out in no pain at all. 'their speciality is muscle pain.

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