Very Sore Back

[dieseldick]

back is killing me, at top of neck bone / vertibrae i touch the bone and i get pain, shocks into my backl, i obviously do not know but feels like trapped nerve if you can imagine that , do these type of things go away after time ?

pain feels as if travelling down my right arm sometimes. very sore when i put head back it feeels as if my head / neck muscles are compressing the part where pain is coming from, i release my head forward and it feels ok.

see a specialist ?

[murraymints]

you have overdone the painting perhaps ?? try resting from it for a day ??

[Sqad]

///see a specialist ?///

No....not a this stage.

It sounds like a bit of wear and tear in the bones of the neck, which is pressing on a nerve.......not an uncommon situation.

No big deal and yes, these "sort of things" often go away with time and simple treatments.

Kick off with Ibuprofen 400mgms every 4 hours if necessary and monitor
the situation.

[Sqad]

Yes...good answer by murray ^^^ if you have been doing a lot of painting, that could well have stirred things up.

[dieseldick]

its been there a while now, hopefully it will die away soon over time, neve rhad this pain before but suffer a lot with back.

are chioprators any good , dont want waste money on them.

[murraymints]

the best are the sports physios..and get personal recommendations if you can

[237SJ]

I`d be more inclined to visit an osteopath than a chiropractor

[dieseldick]

i have never had sciatica but this pain in upper back / neck on the bone feels like what people describe as sciatica, its keeping me awake all night and pain pulsating down from top vertabrae to my arm.

wondering what i should do, i see doc anyway but im not one to go running to doctors .

[murraymints]

you must see doc soon as..

[naomi24]

Before letting anyone like a physio or chiropractor touch it, have a scan and get it checked out properly at the hospital. I speak from experience - and the resulting irreparable nerve damage isn’t funny.

[dieseldick]

, can i ask naomi did you have trapped nerve and is it sorted now ? what did you do treatment wise? it is definately pinched trapped nerve, ive watched some videos on it. very irritating and sore. travels down the arm. eminates from top of spine near neck at vertabrae.

just hope it goes away in own time as i need to get back to work and my job is very very physically demanding