Muscle agony in shoulder

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Slept funny on Wednesday night, woke up with horrendous muscle pain in right shoulder where it meets my neck, the muscle was soo cramped up you could see a bulge.

Really knotted under the skin, it looked like I had grown ahump. Agony to touch, really painful.

Its still hurting now! i've tried deep heat (which stung like buggery)

anyone got any magic tricks

ouch

I had something similar a couple of months ago, I had to go to GP and she prescribed myolgin - a muscle relaxant with paracetamol. Sorted me just lovely.

Have you tried a shoulder/neck massage?

stick on heat pads really help when my shoulder hurts..or ibuleve gel.

TMAM my neck is so sore I yelp like a dog whenever dh approaches from the rear.

I DO have heat pads somewhere though...will dig them out

Hot bath and get DH to deep massage with the heel of his hand. Get him to push firmly downwards on the lump with his weight.

Also roll your head slowly round in a great big circle while clasping your hand behind your back. Stretch teh neck muscles.

I get the same from using a computer too much. A physiotherapist told me that the only way to unknot it is to force fresh blood into the muscle. It hurts at first but it works. Take strong painkillers.

on the computer too much? Moi? No it was something i woke up with

heel of hand sounds good