Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 1 Location: San Francisco, CA
Tension In Neck Is Going to Break! Posted: 05-11-07 08:31am
I have such tense muscles in my neck that
I wake with tension headaches and they
feel like they could break like a
rubberband at any moment. My insurance is
pretty poor and cannot afford to run to
the doctor every month if you catch my
drift and I have no access to a good
massage therapist. I've tried vabrating
all the muscles in my neck but it doesn't
seem to help. I try heat, and ice. Help.
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mc4ever02
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Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 3636 Location: Orlando, FL Usa
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Posted: 05-14-07 08:30am
They have many medications for treating
tension headaches. If you are not apposed
to meds you should talk to you doctor
about prescribing some to you. They could
write a prescriptions for many months at a
time so you would not have to return
monthly.
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katolb90
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Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 3
Posted: 05-21-07 15:06pm
I have the same problem with tension in my
neck. I have been diagnosed with cervical
degenerative disc disease. The MRI also
stated that I have some reversal of the
lordosis. (Which is basically when the
spine starts to curve in the wrong
direction) When doing research on the
reversed lordosis, I read that it can
cause tension in the head and neck along
with a stiff neck. The disc degeneration
is basically a breakdown of the discs
within the verterbrae. Turns out that it
sounds a lot more serious than what it is.
However, with all that said, that tension
sure is aggravating isn't it? Mine is more
like a constant pressure and it feels like
I got the weight of two heads sometimes.
(A slight exaggeration) The doctor
recommended physical therapy. I only went
twice. Both times they gave me a bit of
manual massage along with electrical
stimulation using a machine called a TENS
unit. Stands for transcutaneous electrical
nerve stimulator. Just a complicated name
for a massage not given with the human
hand. I felt so good that night when I
went home. For some reason the second time
didn't seem to work as well, but a
different person placed the nodes on my
neck/back so maybe that made a difference.
I am convinced however that I will invest
in one of these machines myself rather
than spending the time and the money on a
physical therapist. The current is
extremely low and I don't think you can
actually harm yourself so I'm going to try
it. You can get them online or through
certain medical equipment suppliers. You
may need a prescription though.
If you can, get an Xray of your neck
(cheaper than an MRI), it will show the
degeneration if this is your problem. I
don't know how old you are, but I'm only
44, so it can happen at any age.
