Have Pain In Neck And Back. Feel Relief After Pain Killer. What Can Be Done?

Posted on Mon, 22 Jul 2013

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Question : Hello,
For last two days, I have pain in my neck and back (upper side). It gets more painful as I move or try to bend. I feel little relief once I take pain killer but it again starts after 4-5 hours. It increases more if I sleep. Please advise me in this regard.

Answered by Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (12 hours later)

Hi,

Thanks for your query.

Application of diclofenac gel can provide more relief than oral medications.

Also I suggest you to get an Xray done to identify the cause for the pain based on which specific treatment can be started.

Hope, I answered your query.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar