whenever I get a pinched nerve it usually goes away with heat and sleep, though it can take a few days. I have had some episodes that did not, that required physical therapy.
Apart from a whiplash injury a while back most of these were caused by poor ergonomics, sitting too long a a computer holding a phone with my shoulder. Something to bear in mind. Back off of caffeine and any other stimulants you might be taking, take some ibuprofen and a lot of hot showers, use a heating pad and if that doesn't help see a doctor, for real. Some of the non-muscle possibilities are serious - torticilis and dvt for example. Be aware that if you do not have kidney problems you can take quite high doses of ibuprofen for short periods, as much as 3.2 grams a day, http://www.medicinenet.com/ibuprofen/article.htm If you suspect some sort of inflammation, ibuprofen is definitely the way to go and can help pain that even Tylenol-based narcotics will not touch. On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 11:11 PM, Beth In Alaska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael, sorry I missed this: > have judith massage your neck and shoulder - see if the nerve is pinched > there. > Take advil, try cold compresses? > Stretching too. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:267176 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
