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Suggest Remedy For Back, Neck & Shoulder Pains

I have had pain in my upper back and neck and shoulders for now 5 weeks. I am having trouble sleeping as pain is all the time. I have swollen nodes at base of skull and sides of neck, have been to doctor was given pain killers and muscle relaxers. This is not helping - very wooreid
Tue, 24 Mar 2015
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hi
With swollen nodes, I would advise a complete blood count,ESR, amntoux test if in tuberculosis endemic area, Liver function tests, examination of abdomen for any spleenic or liver enlargement plus examination of throat,cervical spine and x rays of chest,cervical spine.These base test may give contributary informations for the causes and treatment may be directed specifically depending on results.As of now,pain medicines only.FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology) of node if persistent swollen nodes or increasing in size.You have to keep a watch whether they are growing,and tender and whether they are mobile or fixed. All this your physician would do if he considers and agrees
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Suggest Remedy For Back, Neck & Shoulder Pains

hi With swollen nodes, I would advise a complete blood count,ESR, amntoux test if in tuberculosis endemic area, Liver function tests, examination of abdomen for any spleenic or liver enlargement plus examination of throat,cervical spine and x rays of chest,cervical spine.These base test may give contributary informations for the causes and treatment may be directed specifically depending on results.As of now,pain medicines only.FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology) of node if persistent swollen nodes or increasing in size.You have to keep a watch whether they are growing,and tender and whether they are mobile or fixed. All this your physician would do if he considers and agrees best wishes regards,