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Originally Posted by Speedy Claire
. GP won`t do anything either other than prescribe anti inflammatories and pain killers but if you have to pay for your prescriptions its cheaper to buy over the counter in the chemist. Ibuprofen 400mg 3 times a day and paracetamol 2 tablets four times a day in between the doses of Ibuprofen ie. Brufen 10am, paractetamol 2 hours afterwards. Hope it eases soon
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the above is correct,i broke my neck many years ago in a biking accident.
after weeks of traction i started some intensive physio to get the thing working again as it had ceased up if you like...here is an exercise i found very helpful.
1/sit on a chair(ie dining table chair)DO NOT LEAN BACK,sit up straight.
2/with 2 fingers(any hand)push them into your chin so your chin is being pushed inwards,push hard and if done correctly you should feel your neck muscles stretching beneath your skull down the back of your neck.
3/hold for 10 seconds/repeat 10 times every couple of hours...also in between repetitions it is sometimes a good idea to look as far left then hold for 10 seconds/repeat right.
HTH