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Excruciating chronic left side neck pain plus lumbar issues
Spine Health | Last Active: Nov 18, 2023 | Replies (360)Comment receiving replies
When you extend your arms it can aggravate your neck nerves because the position puts posture pressures on them hence more inflammation and pain is back. I always keep my elbows glued to my waist and avoid extension as much as possible. Same goes for bending. Never do. Unless I want repercussions of pain flareups. Always have to squat. Any twisting with extension is really asking for major trouble. When doing ok I can lay on ground and do a very gentle lumbar twist, but not when inflamed. Always brace for sneezing and make sure body is not twisted or extended when sneezing.! Hope it settles down again.
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Thanks for your advice jm1.
As Monday this week I am feeling very sharp stinging burning pain in both sides of my neck which are quite unbearable and very painful. I have been awake for 3 night in a raw because my pain is at maximum when lying down on my right hand side. I can't lie-down on my back because the pain gets even worse. Therefore I am been standing most of the night unable to mitigate the pain. This is so unfortunate. I feel so exhausted.
I am wondering if the medication is providing me a false sense of security.
I can't contact my pain management doctor directly, I have to make an appointment which means I have to wait a minimum of 2 weeks since he is very busy,
I have doing hot/cold packs which aren't completely helping me in reducing the pain.
I am also doing very gentle stretches.
Thank you
Best regards
Alfred