Hi all,
Wanted to ask your advice on what to do or where to seek treatment for a sharp, constant pain on the left side of my neck. This pain started around October 5 and at first could be controlled by Advil.
I believe that the pain was caused by my visit (first time ever) to a chiropractor. I went to 3 sessions. On the last session on Sept 26, I had a headache after treatment and then 5 days later experienced the sharp constant pain on the left side of my neck.
I attempted to swim through the pain and just take Advil. However, one week later, the pain is so intense that I now cannot swim at all. As of yesterday, my shoulder and left arm are numb. It hurts to inhale deeply on land or in the water.
I've alerted the chiropractor (although I will not go in for another session!) and am making an appointment with my general doctor. Advil, Tylenol and Aleve no longer work.
Do you guys have other recommendations like:
See a Physical Therapist
Get deep tissue massages
Apply heat and/ or cold
Get X Ray
CAT Scan
Something else?
Sux to not swim! :cry: Any advice is greatly appreciated!
Ourswimmer - lord, I hope nothing is fused.
Sorry to have alarmed you! Even in the very unlikely event that I have diagnosed you correctly over the internet to have exactly the same ailment as I have, no worries: Once I found out what was going on in there and got some proper treatment, I improved very quickly. But I told you about me really just to illustrate why I thought it was so important to ask for xrays right away, so that you can avoid spending months on treatment that isn't actually appropriate or that does harm rather than good.
Good luck with the doctor!
Ourswimmer - lord, I hope nothing is fused.
Sorry to have alarmed you! Even in the very unlikely event that I have diagnosed you correctly over the internet to have exactly the same ailment as I have, no worries: Once I found out what was going on in there and got some proper treatment, I improved very quickly. But I told you about me really just to illustrate why I thought it was so important to ask for xrays right away, so that you can avoid spending months on treatment that isn't actually appropriate or that does harm rather than good.
Good luck with the doctor!