Back Pain Forum - Tingling In Shoulder, Tight Neck

sunnyhotpantz wrote:

i have neck and shoulder pain. I saw my chiro today and he said that the nerves under my collar bone are very compressed. Any insight? I've been in hell.

sunnyhotpantz wrote:

i have neck and shoulder pain. I saw my chiro today and he said that the nerves under my collar bone are very compressed. Any insight? I've been in hell.

this could possibly be due to a problem called repetative stress injury. It happens to people who do a lot of computer, cashier work. Any type of work that uses one hand and arm for repetative motions. On the other hand it could be due to a number of other problems, but it is hard to tell based on the answer you received from your chiro.

All muscles have mega nerves running through them. Muscle can be affected by compressed nerve roots (they are the nerves that exit from the spinal column) and/or muscle can also be affected by spasm - the spasm will compress nerves running though the muscle.

Both of these problems can be the result of small or large problems in the spine and good chiro treatment should release them.

Chances are that the pain under your collar bone is coming from a bigger problem in your back and can be the cause of neck pain.

If possible have someone put just a little bit of oil (vegetable oil will do) on your back between and around your shoulder blades, and upper shoulder muscles. Have them slowly run their thumbs up and around the inside of the shoulder blades and see if they hit any "hot" spots (painful areas). They may have to go over the area several times using greater pressure. You will know if they find any because once they hit one you will jump out of your skin. Don't neglect the area at the back where your arm connects to your back. You can actually try this area yourself. Lift your arm up and slowly but firmly run your fingers down from the back from where your arm connects to your back. There's a group of muscles that "end" in that small area and if you find that to be a sore spot you will know you are having muscle problems in the larger muscle groups of your upper back.

Dont worry about this especially if you do a lot of computer/mousing work, or cachier - anything that uses repetative hand and arm movement - it is easily remedied. But, if that is the case don't neglect this problem. It becomes a major cause of all types of back and spine conditions if left undertreated because that type of work causes scar tissue to develop in the muscles and that may be what you find (little hard painful spots) when your friend checks out your back.

While healing, and to help yourself heal faster, use ice for 10 mins on the areas of your back if you located painful spots, then use heat for 30-40 mins, do that 2-3 times in a row and your pain will lessen considerably. Ice is not just for use on trauma/inflammed tissue - heat/ice draws in the blood and sends it away which considerably hastens the release of toxic chemicals that have built up and which is the possible cause of your pain.

Important: :!: make sure you don't place the heat anywhere on the spine. If you have compression/inflammation of the nerve roots you will only cause worse inflammation and more pain.

Flush the muscles, like this, as often as you can maybe 2 or 3 times a day.

I can direct you to a great site with some unusually truthful information about back and neck pain you won't find anywhere else, but I can't put it here because it also sells a pain relief product - so if you want more info send me a private message and I will be happy to direct you to it.

Here's to a pain free life