how long can muscles stay tight??

I'm having a very hard time believing tight neck muscles is the cause of all my problems... I have had 8 chiropractor sessions 1 deep tissue massage and 5 nights of muscle relaxers. . I will admit things have gotten better . Here are the symptoms I still have .
1. When I raise my eyebrows back of head feels tight.
2.warm sensation after work.
3.tingling/prickly feeling
4.very little neck pain
I have more problems with my head area then my neck but both my Dr and massage therapist says I'm very tight and uneven i.e my one shoulder is higher one leg shorter .. any advice ?

Ty for your reply! So one massage isn't enough huh ? I have another appt Monday and she is wonderful 19 years experience! But I felt some relief not enough to feel normal again ..

I.P.,

Are you also working on stretching of the upper body/affected area?

Even with all of the therapy you are doing, if you are not regularly releasing and lengthening the muscles...they may just go right back to their shortened and tense state.

Hope you get the relief you need soon!

S.C.

I agree with everyone above. Tight muscles can be chronic. I've never had a massage therapist tell me that I feel loose!

I do a lot of stretching at home that helps and try to get massages once a month or every other month.