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Posted 11/20/2013 1:13 PM (GMT 0)
Hi all

For a few months now, but perhaps the last week or so ive noticed it more, is a really horrid pain on left side of my neck / head...I know there is a sensitive spot right where the head meets the neck, but this feels more like its on bottom of my head...I have tried massaging it with a tennis ball, but the pain of this is excrutiating, when I press on it, actually makes me feel a little sick...I had an MRI in October, but didnt show anything suspicious there...do you think its just a job for a massage therapist? Does this sound familiar?
Posted 11/20/2013 1:14 PM (GMT 0)
i still get the strange clunking noise / sensation in my head and it feels like its coming from there
Posted 11/20/2013 2:42 PM (GMT 0)
What happened to me is I went to a chiropractor, he x-rayed mine. He thought it was an old whiplash injury because I had lost the curvature to my neck. The Dr. told me it was the fibro that caused the curvature to straiten.

Any way, because my muscles are misfiring, tense and causing my neck and spine to move around like they shouldn't, I had severe pain shooting down my left arm so bad I would have cut my arm off. I also had not been able to look to the left very well, had to turn my whole body when driving and wanting to switch lanes. The I went back and forth between the chiropractor and massage therapist. My treatments with the chiropractor didn't take as long as others because I was already seeing the massage therapist. The exercises I do is the same as the ones the chiropractor told me to do for the whiplash - doesn't matter what caused it, I need to get the curvature back. Things are wayyyyyy better, but I do still see the massage therapist to keep my muscles loose, this makes a big difference to me. She usually spends the whole hour on just my upper body.
Posted 11/20/2013 4:54 PM (GMT 0)
I've had neck pain in the past and still get it occasionally. I honestly haven't explored a lot of options to make it better, but find that heat really helps. I especially get relief if I microwave a 'bed buddy' type of wrap that goes around the neck/shoulders. I believe I bought mine from Dream Products or a similar catalog.

I hope you find relief soon--pain is, well, a pain!!
Posted 11/20/2013 5:25 PM (GMT 0)
yeah it certainly is...I got a wheat bag off my massage lady, i often put this round, but its higher than that, sort of on my head- its hard to describe, wish I could draw a diagram...When i push on it, it feels bruised...but fibro does feel like that anyway doesnt it?

On me it sort of where, you know the middle of your ear, draw a line round to the back of the head, where there is a crevice in the middle, the pain is to the left of that...perhaps some sort of muscle or nerve there?
Posted 11/20/2013 5:48 PM (GMT 0)
Wow I am sorry to hear about this neck pain, I have had pressure and nerve pain left side by the lesser occipital nerve.  I softly massage the pain is 8 tolerable but in short spurts.  I makes the nerve up the back to the temple which is another soft massage spot.  Chiro's won't take me & i'm ok with that if it works for others don't change it, to be in less pain & have more range of motion  blush  .  I have had my pain centered base of head spread down my chest now @ bottom of rib cage from front to back facial pain, stinging,numbness, burning eye, swollen cheek sinus (fluid).  I am going to my Neuro today my pain is spreading I would like to discuss possible referral to infectious diseases dr maybe that would help to get in to a local 1. My facial & eye symptoms are still there and getting worse.  Also my breakthrough med need something with no APAP my liver levels elevated already.  I hope you find relief soon and it lasts!         
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