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I also have neck issues, esp. when slouching over the laptop. Usually there is a point on the back of my neck that starts protruding. Then my neck and shoulder
by dsego 6y ago
I also have neck issues, esp. when slouching over the laptop. Usually there is a point on the back of my neck that starts protruding. Then my neck and shoulder muscles get inflamed and I get pain, headaches, teary eyes and drowsiness. Usually things get better with an ibuprofen to calm the inflammation. But sometimes my wife needs to push really hard and massage until the protrusion goes back in. I can even feel it sort of click back into place and you can feel it skip while rubbing. It started years ago but it's sort of moved down closer to shoulder, it's not protruding in the same spot as before. One other thing I would do is take a rolling pin against the door frame to massage the neck or pull on the back of my head upward with a towel.
Now I also do these neck exercises* and they really do help if I do them regularly, I also use a laptop stand whenever I can so I don't have to look down and slouch.
*https://imgv2-2-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/236321754/original/6652d8075e/1464818760 https://imgv2-2-f.scribdassets.com/img/document/236321754/or...
(I couldn't find it in english, sorry)
PS A neurologist and an orthopaedist told me that my symptoms don't make sense and they couldn't find anything wrong with my spine.
- mancerayder 6y agoCareful! I would get an MRI which can see if you have a disk bulge or a bone spur. A protruding point does not sound good, but it sounds like something that medicine might possible be useful for for once.
- dsego 6y agoProbably a disk bulge in my opinion, but it hasn't happened in a while now. I think the doctor dismissed it and told me that the disk can only bulge on the opposite side (inward), but I may be misremembering.