I have had a stiff neck with pain for two days, have been taking an otc pain med and using heat but it seems to have gotten worse. I cannot turn my head to either side and it is difficult to raise or lower my head as well. Have been having a difficult time sleeping due to pain.
Hicoud be cervical spondylitis. Do hot fomentation. Wear a cervical collar, avoid high pillows, do isometric (non stretching) exercises of neck muscles, clenching and releasing without moving neck, take help of a physiotherapist. Consult orthopedic surgeon for x-ray?MRI if this measure doesn't help. Avoid jerks. After fomentation apply muscle relaxant creams locally and take chloroxozone tab as muscle relaxant after meals twice a day. It is available as paraffin tab best wishes