Unbearable neck cramps

I would guess your doctor knows, and if so he should have you try a muscle relaxer to stop the cramps and then you can do stretching exercises.

I had them in the neck always on the left side just under the Jaw bone. It was all I could do to stop from screening and falling down it hurt so bad. I have been doing a lot of studding on the effects of cannabis oil for treating seizure in people, and so far it seems to be working great. But the government does not want people like us to try it because they can’t tax it I guess. Anyway that is what I was having in the neck, seizure and all they could give me was a meds that did not work very well.

Tim

I have used Doctor of Chinese medicine that is a licenced Acupunturist and many of the nuero skeleton problems other have I have avoided and mitigated. Just a thought although it is not covered by my plan so it can become costly. Good Luck! Gary O

caffinated1 said:

I've read up on the canibis

I've read up on the canibis oil and would love to try it, would really be good if it could be topical so it wouldn't affect my job.

While down south for the last two months I was making a cannabis tea, I was drinking some of it and also washing out my sinus with it daily. I am not sure what effects it was having because I had to cut it short because my time was up and had to come back to the US. But I do plan on treating it again when I get back in June and try doing it for the full time I am there.

Also you can try a stuff called Pan-Away oil, I mix it with coconut oil and rub it into my skin and neck, really make it feel good.

Tim

donfoo said:

ditto

i get them most when  yawning. Lots of neck and head stretching helps. I do self massage along the muscles, tendons where I feel the tightness. Just three years out, not getting a lot worse but still happens at least daily. Sure a lot better than the alternatives though. Not enough of a PIN (Pain In the Neck) to warrant any meds.  Don

4 years out from treatment and I too am experiencing some pretty severe neck pain (especially on the side that received the most radiation). I also could not open my jaw some mornings.

I started out with gentle range of motion exercises (in fact started them before treatment as I read that this is an issue), but now need daily stretching and massage exercises twice a day. Getting the scar tissue out of my incision scar on my neck is a problem (after an idiotic ENT misdiagnosed my cancer as a bacterial infection, and then, did NOT send the tissue out for biopsy--I am lucky I am alive, believe me). Thus I have an extra source of stiffness, but I find that massaging it has made a huge difference. Keep asking the doctors questions - they don't know enough at this point because not enough of us have survived to have to deal with the neck pain. They're learning, especially the physical therapists.

I have spasms sporadically but not to the severity you describe. I get them when I am out in the cold or when I am lifting or carrying something heavy. I find that weight lifting to build shoulder muscles (esp. trapezius) helps reduce neck spasms. The most important thing is to start with light weight and build it up slowly. Some of the exercises I find useful are front and lateral dumbel raises and upright rows. Hope this helps.