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Posted 7/10/2013 6:03 PM (GMT 0)
We have a new member that posted this on an old thread and it was locked because it was an old thread but I might have a decent guess to this topic.  My post will be after this newbie's post.  Let's welcome Help412!

 

Has anybody found a solution (or even a correct diagnosis) to this?

I am a 24 year old that eats healthy and has been going to the gym religiously for the past 6 years. I started having symptoms of this neck tension/cracking about 18 months ago, just a few months after starting an office job. I constantly need to crack my neck and now it's becoming more difficult to do so at times. Then the pressure builds in my neck, upper back, and jaw, and I can feel it intensely when I bend over now.

I do spend a lot of time sitting in front of a computer, so I wonder if that could be it?? I would quit my job tomorrow if I knew that would solve the problem. But don't millions of other people sit in front of a screen 8 hours a day without popping their neck all day?? Has anyone actually tried quitting their office job and switching to a more physically active career? Does it work? I refuse to accept this as my fate!

 

 

Sherrine

Posted 7/10/2013 6:10 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, Help, and welcome!  I found you in a locked thread.  When threads get old we are supposed to lock them so Debbie did what she had to do.  BUT, I just came back from a massage and I got thinking that I might know what is going on here.

 

I see a neuromuscular massage therapist.  She was massaging my back, shoulders, and neck and in certain spots it was quite uncomfortable but she kept on until I felt a "snap"!  I'm hearing impaired so I can't hear it but I just bet it sounds like a crack to a hearing person.  Anyway, it was explained to me that the muscles tighten and then the fascia overlap and she is smoothing out the muscle when she is doing this.  This happens with myofascial pain syndrome and some doctors think fibro and myofascial pain syndrome are basically the same thing. 

 

But this makes sense and she snapped muscles in three different areas today.  I now have more flexibility so that is great!

 

Be sure to read Fibro 101...the first thread on the forum.  There are links to good info about fibro and you will learn a lot there.  Good starting links are called Symptoms and A Thorough Explanation of Fibromyalgia.  There also is a link about myofascial pain syndrome, too.  You don't mention if you have fibro or not but if you do this thread will help you a lot.

 

I'm looking forward to getting to know you better.  Don't hesitate to ask questions because we are here to help you.  Hope to hear more from you soon.

Posted 7/11/2013 1:22 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, I was just going to add my experience with Fascial.
Fascial is connective tissue that exist through out the body. In between and around everything, it is a continuous connection with no breaks from head to toe. The fascia can overlap and even twist.
I was in a car accident a number of years ago. I was fortunate to have a friend who is a chiropractor who specializes in neurology. You heal from the inside out..so after months and months of everything come to the surface, this also appeared. I was telling him about my arm and the feeling I was getting. It was like a towel that someone was wringing out to dry. Felt like it was twisted back and forth through my whole arm down to my wrist. I was so messed up I wasn't aware that this was already being worked on by him and the massage therapist till I brought it up.
Sounds like you are carrying a lot of tension and stress in the neck and shoulder area now. The effects are traveling down to your upper back and into your jaw. As you have said you are not able to crack your neck. So the muscles it sounds like have tightened up.
A good massage therapist and a reputable chiropractor could help with that.

Post Edited (Junnie) : 7/11/2013 7:25:29 AM (GMT-6)

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