OT: Neck charleyhorse help

[eippo1]

So it happened again where the muscles at the base of my neck on the left side have wound up like a spring and I can't turn my head.

Last time this happened, I went to a massage guy to get it worked out. But I currently don't have the money to get a massage, my wife doesn't have strong enough fingers to work it out and I can't get leverage on it. Gin, Alleve and moist heat aren't doing the trick.

Anyone have any suggestions that might work?

P.S. It happened when I got a little too into tug of war with my dog followed by a night of sleeping on it wrong.

[MattTuck]

do you have a vibrating massager? That might help.

honestly, it doesn't sound like a purely muscle thing, could it be a neurologic thing? slipped disk in the neck?

[eippo1]

Originally Posted by MattTuck

do you have a vibrating massager? That might help.

honestly, it doesn't sound like a purely muscle thing, could it be a neurologic thing? slipped disk in the neck?

Nah, it's just muscle. Last time it happened, I went to the doc for xrays and scans etc. All was perfectly healthy and it was just a muscle spasm that was fine after I went to the massage therapist.

[MattTuck]

Originally Posted by eippo1

Nah, it's just muscle. Last time it happened, I went to the doc for xrays and scans etc. All was perfectly healthy and it was just a muscle spasm that was fine after I went to the massage therapist.

Can you get a scrip for a muscle relaxer?

Sounds like you need one of those trigger point sticks....



http://www.buy.com/prod/thera-cane-m...232487264.html

[eippo1]

Originally Posted by MattTuck

Can you get a scrip for a muscle relaxer?

Sounds like you need one of those trigger point sticks....



http://www.buy.com/prod/thera-cane-m...232487264.html

My doc is the non prescribing sort, so not likely. So will look into homeopathic methods, but that stick looks great. Might have to get it.

[Jack Brunk]

Their cheap and really effective. They come in all different sizes. I swear by it.

[BCS]

Accupuncture.