I have a visible knot where shoulder meets neck.  Woke with what feltp like crick in my neck yesterday.  Some relief with ice and ibuprofen.  Varying pain levels when turning head otr tilting it to the right.  Tonight notice a slight rash, but that msy be due ti topicsl pain cream applied to area this morning (sensitive skin). Should I be concerned?  Knot is slightly lstger than golfball, smaller than lemon.
Hi... Your knot over the base of neck is a trigger point formed due to sudden contracting of muscles and stiffening...Don't worry...Thus, can be easily relaxed with Frequent icing over the point. .Don't stretch it as this would trigger further stiffness and will hamper the recovery. Gentle massage over the point...follow it up with icing... You can also do very, very gentle stretch and ice in that position for a while... Rest your neck as much as possible...dint move and keep checking the pain... Hope this is helpful for you... Kindly revert in case you need any further help in this regard....