QuestionMr.Borucki,About every 3 to 4 weeks I manage to throw out my neck and its always something as simple as clearing my nose and its worse than a typical crick in the neck it feels like a rubberband thats pulled as tight as it can be pulled that is connected at the base of my brain and runs into my right shoulder blade. Any suggestions as to what could be causing this or who I need to see to find out . What tests may be involved?
AnswerI don't know if you had a severe neck injury in the past, like a car accident with neck pain for a few weeks. Anyways, I would try some NSAID's, like Alleve, 2 pills twice a day. (Stop if it hurts your stomach) and see if it makes it go away. It sounds like you might have to take it for a couple of months to be sure. If it persisted, you need a thorough neurologic exam to assess the nerves coming out of the cervical (neck) spine and then some imaging technique like a CT or MRI-(better, but more $$$)
But, I like to keep it conservative, so I would try the Alleve first.
Hope this helps....
