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What Causes Stiff Neck And Shoulder Pain Along With Vertigo?
Hello. Everyday for the last two weeks I wake up with a stiff neck and shoulders. Specifically the sides of my neck and the top of shoulders. It is usually accompanied by a moderate headache. Whichever side I m laying on hurts during sleep and I have to turn over every hour or so. The symptoms seem to worsen while I sleep, although I have changed pillows and sleeping habits. If I touch the sides of my neck it feels like either the veins or nerves are hurting, not so much my muscles due to the fact that I can feel the origination of pain and it feels like a vein or nerve. Mostly on the right side of my neck. I also experienced some vertigo while laying down just before it started happening, although it stopped and I m not sure it s related.
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What Causes Stiff Neck And Shoulder Pain Along With Vertigo?
Hi, Stiff neck and shoulders along with a headache and vertigo can be due to spondylitis of cervical spine due to age-related degenerative changes. I suggest you get an X-ray of the cervical spine. In the case the problem turns out to be spondylitis then you need physiotherapy and painkillers. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Shailja Puri, Pathologist and Microbiologist