Stiff Neck symptoms

[tennisenthusiast]

I am experiencing stiff neck for the past couple of days. I cannot do my right ear to shoulder stretch and it is very painful. It is not the case with left ear to left shoulder stretch. I have a chronic pain somewhere between my left shoulder blade and spine.

Pain when I yawn, pain when I swallow.... Is this some kind of cervical disc degeneration, thoracic outlet syndrome or muscle sprain? I am 32 and I cannot believe that muscle sprain will give me this many symptoms for so long.

Any pointers?

 

[Say Chi Sin Lo]

A moist warm towel will help loosen it up. But it's terrible. I get these spells once in a while, and I'll wake up with a stiff neck that'll last a week.

Just about every stroke becomes uncomfortable. :evil:

It's really hard to do anything else but to wait it out unfortunately.

 

[tennisenthusiast]

A moist warm towel will help loosen it up. But it's terrible. I get these spells once in a while, and I'll wake up with a stiff neck that'll last a week.

Just about every stroke becomes uncomfortable. :evil:

It's really hard to do anything else but to wait it out unfortunately.

You are talking about strokes but I stopped playing tennis since 2 years. I cannot even do an elliptical....very frustrating.

 

[LeeD]

I"ve had a locked right shoulder, with dull localized pain just below the right shoulder, lasting as long as 4 months. No tennis, of course.
4 Chiro visits did nothing, except lighten my wallet.
Finally, I got fed up and went surfing. Instant cure!.

 

[movdqa]

It could be a rotator cuff problem even though it feels like it's in the neck. You may want to see if you have any issues there (there are some self-diagnostic tests that you can do). I used to have neck problems sometimes after sleeping but my wife bought these high-end pillows that are pretty firm so that you get enough support for your head and that's taken care of the problem for me. I didn't have any kind of injury though.

 

[RogueFLIP]

Go see a physical therapist.

They can examine you, treat you, give you suggestions for treating yourself and could give you better advice since they can actually see you.

There may be other factors contributing to your pain than your symptomatic areas (postural, soft tissue issues, etc..)

 

[tennisdad65]

I had a stiff neck for 3 months - oct through dec.
hope you get well within a few days.