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Suggest Treatment For Knot Behind Neck Causing Back And Shoulder Pain While Reclining
Posted on
Fri, 18 Dec 2015
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Fri, 18 Dec 2015
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Thu, 14 Jan 2016
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Question : I have a knot on the back of my neck below the hair line in the center of my neck. Painless but when I set down in my recliner I have some pain from it in my back and my shoulders
Brief Answer:
May be cerival problem or local muscle problems
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Read and understood your history of a knot on the back of neck, below hair line in the center of neck. Setting in a recliner gives pain from it in back and shoulders. You have visited a Doctor who told you that it is under the skin and not to worry.
He said about nerves from working.
I would like to know a few more details so that I can help you the best.
- Since when have you got this knot?
- What is the size?
- Is it movable?
Some clear outlines as per observed.
- A knot in the hairline can not cause pain in the shoulders, usually causes pain at the back of head.
- Since your job profile is such that it may be the cause of the pain in the back and the shoulders due to local muscle problems or nerve pinching in the cervical spine which can be detected by the MRI of the cervical neck and clinical examination by your Doctor or Orthopedic Surgeon.
- Please give the feedback and if possible post a clear photograph so that we can know what the swelling might be.
I hope this answer helps you, please feel free to ask for further queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication..
May be cerival problem or local muscle problems
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Read and understood your history of a knot on the back of neck, below hair line in the center of neck. Setting in a recliner gives pain from it in back and shoulders. You have visited a Doctor who told you that it is under the skin and not to worry.
He said about nerves from working.
I would like to know a few more details so that I can help you the best.
- Since when have you got this knot?
- What is the size?
- Is it movable?
Some clear outlines as per observed.
- A knot in the hairline can not cause pain in the shoulders, usually causes pain at the back of head.
- Since your job profile is such that it may be the cause of the pain in the back and the shoulders due to local muscle problems or nerve pinching in the cervical spine which can be detected by the MRI of the cervical neck and clinical examination by your Doctor or Orthopedic Surgeon.
- Please give the feedback and if possible post a clear photograph so that we can know what the swelling might be.
I hope this answer helps you, please feel free to ask for further queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication..
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