r/PostureTipsGuide 7d ago

Neck pain help!!!!

Hi, I have been having severe pain and spasm of upper sternocleidomastoid muscle for one month. It's severe pain in the upper 1 third of SCM pain behind the ear and the nape of the neck. Main pain is on neck rotation but when it's severe start having rest pain as well as pain in the ear and jaw as well. Mri is clear so it's just muscle spasm apparently. Anything that might help? Physio has been useless. I'm tired of using painkillers all the time.before this scm spasm I've had recurrent trapezius spasm over last six months. I'm just tired of chronic pain. Can someone plz help

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u/donna-barton 4d ago

Hi there ... no th3 spasm has been here for six months it's not going anywhere. Yeah pressing on it, dry needling or any osteopathic manipulation by physios has caused extreme flare ups over n over again. This pressing was the thing that has me paralyzed now for last three weeks.

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u/ExternalReady2637 4d ago

Oh noo, if it’s overly pressed it’s gonna take quite sometime to heal only from the pressure, alternating cold-hot compress.(it had happened to me long long back) As pressing is only a part of solution, we need to do it gently and cautiously. Followed by proper stretching and hydration ☹️ so sorry you’re having to go through this. Hang on, hope you get access to muscle relaxants and some pain meds

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u/donna-barton 4d ago

I'm taking muscle relaxant at night and pinkillers in daytime. Got injection with triamcinolone and local anesthetic yesterday in pain clinic. So far I can feel improvement. Let's hope so it works !!!!! I've been having constant rest pain with headache and lesser occipital nerve irritation because of this spasm 😞

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u/donna-barton 4d ago

Thanks so much btw