Hurt neck

I used bengay on my neck and shoulders. I was not too bothered by the smell. But I will say that the heat was uncomfortable. I didn't realize it would penetrate so deeply! What usually aggravates your back? I have had back pains in the past and don't want to re-injure myself. I hope it does not interfere with your daily activities. It is bad when you are not able to go about your regular routine because of back pain!

I also tend to not care too much for the opinions of doctors. They are quick to diagnose and recommend treatment that does not work. I am very wary of going to the e.r. unless absolutely necessary. Usually it is a waste of time and money!

Hi there I fell over on my leg and pulled a muscle or nerve out of position while washing the car of all things. It was a problem because I could not even undo the wheel nuts on my car without putting it out. Yet I could go to work and pick a 32 inch colour telly off the floor. Thinking back I should have gone to casualty but I did not. My wife phoned the Doctors and he told her I should lay down on a flat surface. Well I can assure you that did nothing. The only way I could get relief at the time was to dangle one leg off a high stool. What seemed to help me was that I started riding a bicycle and that seemed to straighten things out so now it is not much of a problem. Sometimes I do turn arwkwardly and it gives a twinge. Like I said in reply to the intial post. I take an Ibuprofen tablet and that is very effective at easing the pain in a relatively short period. I won't say it is instant or that I am right the next day but I recover quickly.. a day or two. Needless to say I do not think much of Doctors anymore. Thank you for your reply

I am sorry to hear you are having problems with your back. I know how you feel because I went through this a few years ago. I hope the chiropractor can relieve your pain. Try sleeping on a hard surface. That helped me some!

I looked up my symptoms online and that is how I came to find out what was wrong with me. I didn't want to go to the hospital unless something was seriously wrong. You are right about exercising my neck. I now do neck exercises/stretches so that won't ever happen to me again!

Thank you for the good advice! That is exactly what I did actually. I rested in bed for the day since it was very painful whenever I moved. I also took Tylenol every 4-6 hours. By the next day I was feeling much better.

I am glad to hear it only lasted for one day! I am sure that was very painful. You must have been relieved when the pain went away. :)

I also did not sleep with a pillow because my daughter needed it. That probably made it worse. Yes, it was the draft from the open window. I looked it up and this happens after horse back riding or other sports on a windy day or sleeping with an open window. I am just glad the symptoms went away after 4 days. They usually take about a week to subside.

I will definitely do that is the condition comes back. A few years ago I was having back problems. Luckily, I was working for a chiropractor at the time. He did a few adjustments over the next few weeks and it relieved my symptoms. I always wondered how acupuncture was like. Was it painful?

Chiropractors work wonders on many conditions. My daughter had bad asthma. I took her to the office on my days off for adjustments. Right away I noticed that her symptoms were much better. After a few months she no longer had asthma symptoms. She might have outgrown it. But I truly think the adjustments made a big difference as well!