Pulled muscle in my neck, will it go away or should I go see the osteopath now?

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Pulled a muscle (I think) in my neck this morning doing my excersie dvd. Can't turn my head right or lift my right arm easily. Thing is I have to travel for work tomorrow and will be spending about 8 hours on a train and dreading spending it in pain.

So is this likely to settle (have had hot shower and used ice pack) or will it get worse before it gets better?

It sounds like you've cricked your neck. You need heat rather than cool - do you have a heat pack or 'wheatie' or hot water bottle you could put on your neck/shoulder? Some ibprofen gel or similar may also help. And keep trying to gently move your head and shoulder and you should feel it slowly easing. In my experience, it generally starts getting better after a few hours of doing these, so you won't have to spend tomorrow in pain.
Hope that helps.

Thanks!