neck pain and muscle problems

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Happy Holidays Friends,

I hope everyone has had a healthy and safe Holiday Season. I have a

question to ask about muscle and neck pain. My Physical Therapist,

who I have been seeing for several months now, asked me to post a

question to all of you. He wants to know if many of you have had on

going problems with muscle spasms and neck trouble. I have been

getting muscle massage, ultrasound and manipulations done 3 times a

week for months and he can't believe that my muscles can be so tight&

in spasm, and my neck joints can be so locked up if I miss just one

session he is unable to manipulate my neck joint to turn my head to

the side or over my shoulder. He was wondering if this is a common

Mito Problem and what you might have done to rectify the problems. I

am in the process of getting a traction machine for home to help

loosen up the neck joints that are causing me awful heahaches and

neck pain. I don't want to live on pain meds, but sometimes I am

unable to get out of bed when the pain is so bad. I know you all can

relate to that one-------kids and spouses still need us, so no matter

how sick or in pain we are we do what we have to do-----right??? If

any of you have any suggestions I can pass on to my PT I would

appreciate it greatly. I am taking Skelaxin a muscle relaxer and

Ultram a non-narcotic pain medicine and there are some days that they

don't help at all.

Stay Well,

Hugs,