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Rant: Crick in your neck
Posted: March 4 14, 9:29 am
by jim
What causes these [expletive]' things? I get these about 1-2x a year. I woke up this morning with a slight twinge somewhere in the neck upper shoulder/back - it's hard to pinpoint actually. Went to a yoga class this morning thinking that would stretch it out, and 10 minutes I realized that was a mistake. I am now basically immobile, unable to move my neck much. I just popped 800mg of ibuprofen hoping that will help.
I can never tell exactly where the pain is originating from. It could be behind my shoulder blade, in my neck .. I just don't know.
Re: Rant: Crick in your neck
Posted: March 4 14, 11:17 am
by JackofDiamonds
jim wrote:What causes these [expletive]' things? I get these about 1-2x a year. I woke up this morning with a slight twinge somewhere in the neck upper shoulder/back - it's hard to pinpoint actually. Went to a yoga class this morning thinking that would stretch it out, and 10 minutes I realized that was a mistake. I am now basically immobile, unable to move my neck much. I just popped 800mg of ibuprofen hoping that will help.
I can never tell exactly where the pain is originating from. It could be behind my shoulder blade, in my neck .. I just don't know.
It's the [expletive] worst. I feel so helpless when this happens, but never more so then when I want to back the car out of a space. Cannot. Turn. Head.
Also, I think it's behind the shoulder blade. I had a really bacd crick that lasted for a week or so, went to a physical therapist and she pretty much reached under my shoulder blade and unmangled my muscles.
Re: Rant: Crick in your neck
Posted: March 4 14, 11:29 am
by jim
I think it's under the shoulder blade too, but it's really hard to figure out where it originates from. The other thing with these is I used to get them right before I got sick, and there has been all sorts of nasty [expletive] in my house over the past two weeks including strep, norovirus, and a yet to be unidentified strain. I hope that's not it. 800mg of ibuprofen and it's not doing much to help.
I did lift pretty hard yesterday, maybe just a tiny tweak and then sleeping on it wrong.
Or neck cancer.
Re: Rant: Crick in your neck
Posted: March 4 14, 11:32 am
by Jocephus
Re: Rant: Crick in your neck
Posted: March 4 14, 12:09 pm
by slide_into_first
I cure those faster than anyone but the government forces everyone to follow the same cookbook these days (so the public won't get upset if they have to see a physician's assistant or nurse practitioner), so I can't reveal my secret methods.
Re: Rant: Crick in your neck
Posted: March 4 14, 12:13 pm
by Jocephus
JERRY: Hey. What's with your neck?
ELAINE: Still killing me from having to get that bike off the wall.
(pointedly) By myself.
JERRY: Well, if it's any consolation, I did get her number.
ELAINE: (sitting) Ah, I think I really strained it. Ow.
JERRY: Aw, I doubt you strained it. Maybe you pulled it.
ELAINE: Ach, maybe.
JERRY: Did you twist it? You coulda twisted it.
ELAINE: I don't know.
JERRY: Did you wrench it? Did you jam it? Maybe you squeezed it. Turned
it...
ELAINE: (patience exhausted) You know what, why don't you just shut the
hell up?
JERRY: Awright.
ELAINE: God. Man, this is killing me. Right now, I would give that bike
to the first person who could make this pain go away.
KRAMER: Aw, you really hurting, huh?
ELAINE: Oh, Kramer, it's just awful.
KRAMER: Uh hmm. Well, your arterioles have constricted.
Kramer walks around behind the seated Elaine, and reaches for her neck.
KRAMER: Alright, lean forward, relax.
ELAINE: (worried) What? What?
KRAMER: Encounter shiatsu.
Kramer begins to work at Elaine's neck with his thumbs.
ELAINE: Wait a minute. Kramer, you know what you're doing here?
KRAMER: (continuing to work) Ohh yeah. A wise man once taught me the
Healing power of the body's natural pressure points.
ELAINE: Ah hah.
KRAMER: (to Jerry) He sells tee-shirts outside the World Trade Centre.
ELAINE: (seriously worried) Wha...?
KRAMER: He's a genius. Here we go...
Kramer takes a firm grip of each side of Elaine's head. Elaine looks
Really worried now. She grabs a hold of Jerry's shirt and the arm of the
couch, and her feet stamp on the floor.
KRAMER: From pain, will come pleasure.
Kramer violently twists Elaine's head to the left. There's a loud
Crunching sound, and Elaine cries out in shock. Kramer lets go of her head and
steps away, job done.
KRAMER: Uh? Voila.
ELAINE: (pleasantly surprised) Oh my god!
KRAMER: Yeah.
Elaine rolls her head around, completely comfortable.
ELAINE: Wow! That is unbelievable. The pain is totally gone!
JERRY: What's even more amazing is his formal training is in
paediatrics.
KRAMER: Awright, my work is done here.
Kramer heads for the door.
ELAINE: (big smile) Oh man! Kramer, thank you!
KRAMER: (closing the door) Yeah, you can send that bike over any time.
ELAINE: (after Kramer) What? (to Jerry) What, what is he talking about?
JERRY: I dunno. (realising) Oh, 'cos you said you'd give the bike to
anyone who fixes your neck.
ELAINE: You really think he wants the bike?
JERRY: Oh yeah.
ELAINE: It took him like ten seconds!
JERRY: Well, that's the most he's worked in the last four months.
Re: Rant: Crick in your neck
Posted: March 4 14, 12:39 pm
by jim
I can tell you the ancient art of yoga made it about 20x worse this morning, so not sure about Kramer's recipe.
Re: Rant: Crick in your neck
Posted: March 4 14, 6:22 pm
by The Third Man
jim wrote:I can tell you the ancient art of yoga made it about 20x worse this morning, so not sure about Kramer's recipe.
You didn't sleep on a wooden board for a week. It's common sense.
Re: Rant: Crick in your neck
Posted: March 4 14, 7:29 pm
by Jocephus
The Third Man wrote:jim wrote:I can tell you the ancient art of yoga made it about 20x worse this morning, so not sure about Kramer's recipe.
You didn't sleep on a wooden board for a week. It's common sense.
hah yep
Re: Rant: Crick in your neck
Posted: March 6 14, 12:53 pm
by lukethedrifter
probably got it from peeking somewhere you shouldna been peeking
