Have you ever heard of a discular lesion in your neck? What could that mean? Thanks.?
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Cervical disc lesions are common.  Lesion is a general term for any abnormality.  The most common cervical disc lesions are disc degeneration and disc herniation.  Often, these two conditions occur together.  Disc lesions can result from injuries, chronic mechanical problems in the spine, inflammation, etc.\n\nBest wishes.
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You may need to see a doctor about it, maybe you managed to pop one of your spinal bones so now it's in a weird position in your neck. This can cause your muscles to ache like crazy.\n\nMy friend did something like this in Martial Arts she got whiplash and caused her neck bone (just one of the discs) to mis-align....\nShe had to see a bone doctor (Chiropractor) who then popped it back into place after a few sessions..... and made her neck better after a month or so... but muscles were still a little weak.\n\nShe left it too long before seeing the doctor and the mis-alignment caused her muscles around the neck to go weak.\nHence the pains....\n\nEr? you didn't do anything hectic the few days before you started noticing the pain did you?!?!?!\n\nSorry if I'm scaring you, but just a thought in case this might help.
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First of all,  "nothing to worry about" couldn't be any further from the truth.  While it is true that most lumps in the neck end up being benign, it is always a very good idea to get them checked out by a physician.  If you are young the lump could be a lymph node, a lipoma (fatty tumor) or some sort of cyst.  However many malignancies present as lumps in the neck.  This is especially true if you are over the age of 50 or if you smoke or if you drink heavily.  Thyroid cancer can appear at any age.  It would be helpful to know your age, smoking history, duration and location of the lump.  Also is it tender, is it getting larger etc.  My advice is to get it checked especially if it is greater 1.5 cm in diameter.  See your physician, or an ear, nose and throat surgeon.
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Definitely go to a chiropractor.  I had a problem with at least once a month for some unknown reason I would pull a muscle in my neck.. Since I started going to a Chiro I haven't done it since.
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That was happening to me a lot several years ago.  I was in a very stressful job when it started.  At the time, I couldn't tell if something muscular or skeletal was going on.  The crunching and grinding made me think the bones were rubbing the wrong way, but I was also pulling the muscles in my neck a lot when I moved my head.\n\nI got sick of all the stress of the job and posted for another position that I eventually got.  After the job change, the grinding went away.  Currently, however, when I find myself in stressful situations that last several days/weeks, the neck issue usually comes back.\n\nBoth of your doctors might be right.  You may have a touch of arthritis, which is 'flaring up' due to stress.\n\n-on a side note, my doctor put me on a low dose of Toprol for a separate issue.  It had a side benefit of helping take the edge off my anxiety issues.  You might want to talk to the doctor about it, or some other anxiety medication.
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Well, when I had trouble with mine the first thing that I noticed was that I had a sore throat. However I cannot say that my voice changed in anyway. If you feel up and down your neck in the area of soreness tilt your head from one side to the other . you will feel a little nodule on either or both sides of the  neck this is probably a goiter. Which would indicate a thyroid condition.
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JS,\nI'm somewhat familiar with your situation as I'm pretty much in the same boat.  I'm 54 and have degenerative disk disease (DDD) with 11 herniated and/or bulging disks in my upper and lower back.  It sounds like you might have the same thing along with the scoliosis.  Have you had an MRI of your upper back?  It's not a big deal knowing it, since there's no cure or treatment for DDD, in fact they're not sure what causes it.  The bottom line with DDD is there's nothing they can do but treat the pain.  Injuries to the spinal cord or the nerves that attach to the spinal cord do not heal themselves nor will they "reroute" themselves as other nerves in your body sometimes can.  With spinal nerve damage, once it happens, you've got it forever.\n\nI've got a damaged nerve on the left side of the T3/T4 disk that's been causing me constant pain for over 3 years now.  I was coughing, of all things, and blew the disk out, which crushed or dented the nerve.  I've been in constant, terrible pain ever since.  Every hour, every day, it hasn't let up, not even for a second.  There's no "comfortable position," no way to ease that "ice pick in the back" pain I have.  It just "is" and it takes over every aspect of your life.  Sometimes I do something, move a certain way, and bingo, the pain shoots up near the top of the scale.  Sometimes it goes back to "normal" (around a 3 or 4 on the pain scale) after a few minutes and sometimes it stays up there around an 8 or 9 for two or three days. Sometimes I can do some particular thing without making it worse and then I do the same thing a week later and I'm back in the jackpot.  It seems there's no reason or rhyme to it.  \n\nI've had 5 Epidural Steroid Injections (ESI), which unfortunately did nothing but give me diabetes, one more thing I have to deal with.  Ok, I should say that the docs think the ESI *did* work, in that it caused the disk to shrink just as it was supposed to, but unfortunately the physical damage to the nerve was already done and that's what is causing the chronic pain.  \n\nI'm taking some pretty strong pain killers, morphine and codeine (can you spell "addict"?), plus I've just started Lyrica.  I tried Neurontin a couple of years ago but it didn't help.  I'm hoping the Lyrica will help this time and maybe I can get off the morphine, which, for one thing doesn't work all that well but also it has some bad side effects.  Mine aren't as bad as some I've talked to, but they're bad enough.  Yes, I know it could be worse and while I have a great deal of sympathy for others that are worse off than me, hearing about the plight of someone else doesn't make me feel any better.\n  \nI'm also taking some stuff called Zanaflex (generic name: Tizanidine) which, while it has some side effects, really helped when I started getting extremely sharp, radiating pains that went from the damaged nerve at the T3/T4 site, down the back of my left arm and up the back of my neck.  The Zanaflex stopped the pain right away and it's one of the best meds I've ever taken when it comes to doing what it's supposed to.  I stopped taking it for a day and the pains came back, so I know it's working.  Zanaflex is a muscle relaxer and apparently the pain in my arm and neck were the result of muscle spasms generated by the nerve damage in my back.\n\nThe biggest problem I have with it is that it knocks me out cold!  I've talked to others that have had different, intolerable, side effects, so it's not going to work for everyone.  I'm supposed to take 4mg three times a day but instead I take two of them (8mg) before I go to bed.  It has a dual effect of stopping the pain plus it's a fantastic sleep aid - but you better not change your mind about sleeping after you take it!  \n\nOne of the best things about it is that it
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It could be something as simple as a nerve being impinged by a disc, repetitive motion injury, or carpal tunnel syndrome, or it might be indicative of something more serious.  (Please see the links below.)\n\nThis is not something that falls under the "self-help" category.  Certainly, it warrants going to a doctor.  You may need to start with your primary care physician, who should then refer you to a specialist.\n\nI was hit by a car 18 years ago, and due to several degenerative conditions in my neck and back, I'll frequently experience the same thing.  There are many different treatments, should the experts find that that is also your problem.  Best wishes to you!
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Physical Therapy Corner: Neck Pain\nNeck pain is a very common occurrence, and for some it is an everyday experience. Many of the symptoms felt can be prevented, decreased, or even eliminated through proper stretching, strengthening, and alignment of the cervical spine.\n\nThe cervical spine has a "C" shaped curve which opens in the back.\n\n\nSome causes or types of neck pain include:\n\n   1. Muscular: tightness or spasm in the muscles in, and around your neck - rhomboids, trapezius, scalenes, as well as the erector spinae groups.\n\n      [Facet Pain Image]\n   2. Facet joints: each pair of vertebrae has 2 facet joints which allow for motion to occur between them. Nerve roots sprout between these facets. Pain can occur when these facets rub or grind together. Osteophytes can also develop within the facet and encroach onto the nerve.\n\n   3. Intervertebral disk: between the vertebrae are disks made of fibrocartilage. They absorb the shock form walking, running, jumping, turning, and twisting. Sometimes these disks protrude out of their normal space, and can cause pain by putting pressure on nerves or the spinal cord.\n\n   4. Ligaments: another structure which keeps the vertebrae in place are ligaments. Extreme acceleration and then deceleration of the neck can cause a whiplash injury, thus leading to injury to these ligaments and a resulting pain. Another result of a whiplash injury could be a strain or sprain of the muscles surrounding and supporting the cervical spine, also leading to pain.\n\n   5. Posture: having your head rest too far forward can cause the "C" shaped curve in your neck to decrease, and keeping your head too far back can accentuate it. These positions can increase the amount of stress placed on the muscles, ligaments, facets, and disks in and around your neck. This undue stress can cause you to feel pain in your neck.
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If it's a sharp pain, it might be a dislocated rib.  I just had one of those a few months ago and they hurt like hell!  I went to the chiropractor and he popped in back in (he said it would hurt a little-he lied!), and I felt 100% better immediately.  BTW, I fell and dislocated it, but apparently you can do that from turning wrong or any number of things.
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That would be great, but it never happens for me.  I do have the neck pain all the time though, thank you car accident.
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Hi Laflavafave.  I am a retired Chiropractor.  I would suggest a chiropractic evaluation.  Specifically, ask the doctor to evaluate your neck for an anteriorally fixed rotational cervical subluxation.  Sounds complicated, but it could be the problem.\n\nTriggerpoints in various muscles of the neck, shoulders, upper back and chest, can be involved as you noted about the SCM.  What makes you think the SCM is in play?  Does massaging the tenderpoints (triggerpoints) in it reproduce some or all of your symptoms? Or is it because anatomy books suggest the SCMs are involved in swallowing?  Note: if their is a problem with the SCM, upper cervical/occipital subluxations should be corrected. 2nd note: also check the digastric muscle and internal pterygoid muscle.\n\nAnother thought, have the Chiropractor check you for a hiatal hernia.  That can affect swallowing and cause back and shoulder area pains.\n\nSomething is definitely causing your problem, so keep searching for help until you find the cause.\n\nGood luck!
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It sounds like you have a bulging disc compressing on the layers that surround your spinal cord.  But, it seems to be very small.  Obviously, as with anything, wait to hear what your doctor says about it.
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It sounds like an inflamed lymph node, nothing serious. Lymph nodes are the body's way of saying you have an infection somewhere near that area. Yes, go to the doctor.
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A slipped, or herniated, disc can be related to age and lack of exercise as well as any stresses placed on the back.  Gentle exercise, under the supervision of a doctor, is beneficial, as can be weight loss or in severe cases surgery.  The pain can be terrible, and pay attention to any signs of movement problems.  BTW, this may be beyond anything a chiropractor can do.
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Sounds like a ruptured C Spine Disk.