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Suggest Treatment For Painful Neck Spasms

Posted on Mon, 6 Jun 2016

Question: I have what I thought might be a neck cramp or kink, but it has steadily gotten worse, no swelling or bruising or lumps, but it does feel like it is expanding to a bigger area. Actually started in the back and side of my neck but has gone up to my ear and around to the front as well and close to my chest.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (14 minutes later)

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Detailed Answer:
Hello and Welcome

I appreciate your concern

Based on your description, its most likely musculoskeletal pain. NSAIDs like piroxicam or lornoxicam and muscle relaxants such as tizanidine for a week will provide adequate relief and subside the associated inflammation. Adjunct physiotherapy also has proven benefit in such disorders. If the pain persists despite these measures then cervical spine imaging should be considered e.g x ray AP and lateral C spine or an MRI of the cervical spine in consultation with your doctor to look for other causes.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (10 minutes later)

Thank you for your response. One more question, when it started moving around to the front and chest I also started experiencing shortness of breath, does that mean anything.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (18 hours later)

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Hello again

Though the symptoms of chest pain and shortness of breath don't correlate with the previous symptoms, however an EKG can be advised primarily to look for and exclude any cardiac cause. The chest needs to be auscultated to look for any findings. An x ray chest and pulmonary function test can be considered if any positive findings are there.

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Dr M.S Khalil

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar