Does anything work for curing a stiff neck?

[Dammit!]

I wake up with an extremely sore/stiff neck once in a while. Right now I can't even turn my head to the right. Hate it when that happens. Anybody else deal with this on a regular basis and know of any products or anything that bring some quick relief?

[MyMistress86R]

LOL I wake up that way almost every day. I believe mine comes from extremely active sleep patterns, lots of tossing and turning. I have not used or looked into any actual medical products to help with it, but I have my own little solution. I wait till it's PM, then I drink until it doesn't hurt anymore...lol

[Dammit!]

I know mine comes from sleeping on my stomache with my head cranked real hard to either side. Can't help it though.

I don't think the drinking method will help me at work today but thanks for the tip anyway. :lol:

[atctim]

Doug - I get the same thing you have about once a month. I find that nothing cures it but time. My mother in-law said one day she got tired of having a sore neck - so she decided to start sleeping on her back. I have been trying this as well. takes some getting used to - but it will be worth the no more sore neck once I have it mastered!

[Erics350x]

Change pillows, i had to experiment with a few different ones before i found what works best for me. I thought that big and firm was best, but they left me with my neck stiff and a headache. I know use a thinner semi soft pillow and haven't had neck pain since.

[Raziel661]

Vicodin!! :p

[Saul]

You gotta swallow the viagra fully!

[ProCarbine2k1]

Icy hot, or EMU cream. I swear by this stuff! You can definitely feel it work, especially if you rub it on your neck before you go to bed.
Those foam pillows help too (the old school chiropractic deals), and if your neck still hurts Excedrin works well. And be glad its not your back :lol: :lol:

[cr480r]

Vicodin!! :p

That will definately help some... This same happens to me on about a monthly basis.. I'll wake up with ear against my shoulder.. sometimes it hurts so bad I cant even turn my head enough to drive.. I usually take vicodin or advil to take the edge off the pain and it goes away in a couple days..

[Dammit!]

And be glad its not your back :lol: :lol:

I've got a trick back so I know all about that. I don't know what causes it to go nuts exactly but when it does I'm pretty much useless for about three days.

[Triple B!]

I gotta agree with ProCarbine... Use IcyHot, that stuff works like a charm!
Sometimes I sleep all wierd and my knee kills in the morning, or my neck, shoulder, etc.... this stuff works great, love it!

[The Goat]

there's always that heat/ice approach...personally Ice always made me hurt worst if it was joint pain...if it was muscle pain ice helped.

heat never did anything for me.

I can give you a recipe for a drink that will make you forget it hurts for a while.

pm if interested.

[harryredtrike]

bump.i get this at least once a month.sleep on it wrong and wake up stiff as a board.takes days to work it self out.

[86trizinger]

I used to get a stick neck from this all the time from sleeping on my stomach. For stiffness use heat not ice.. Ice will make you stiffer.

Get a pillow for sleeping on your stomach.. I never realized they had them until the beginning of spring.
I actually got my last 2 from Ikea, just by luck I ran across them. I usually have to replace mine every 2 or 3 months. But they are under $10..

I had a $60 memory foam pillow for sleeping on your stomach. It sucked don't get one of those unless you sleep on your back.

[Thorpe]

Hair of the dog... Its a cure all....

[tanks350x]

I was having the same problems til about 2 years ago. At the time I started dating a girl that was into playing softball, total jock you could say. She was wearing one of those Phiten chains around her neck. Come to find out, they have titanium in them. I bought one, and I haven't had a headache, or neck pain in a long time. You can get them at most sporting goods stores for about $25

[keister]

This used to happen to me a lot. Wake up, drying my hair or turn my head and suddenly I can't move my neck for a couple days.

I started going to the chiropractor last year. He told me that the curve of my neck was terribly out of shape (probably from several car collisions over the years).

I had to go about every 2 weeks for a couple months until he got my spine back into the right shape. Now I go maybe every 8 weeks just to keep me in line. I haven't had trouble since he got me corrected.

I'm not a person who goes to the doctor very often (if ever), but this is very worth the time and money not to have deal with a stiff neck all the time.

[300rman]

screw chiropractors. they blew 3 discs out of my dad's back, and it was a very well known practice in the area. i have heard of people dying on chiropractor tables from "neck alignments". my and my doctor's advice: stay away.

you want a real FIX? try to locate someone who practices Ortho-Bionomy. dad's been seeing this guy, and before he couldnt hardly walk. now, his back stays aligned, and he can walk around just fine. even had pre-existing injuries worked out that were caused by a severe head injury over 20 years ago.

Oh, he started seeing this guy after the chiro blew his discs out. doctors and surgeons alike said there was no fix but surgery and have the bones fused. THis guy has his disks staying aligned all by themselves. took a few sessions, but he has his flexibility, which the surgery would have taken away.....

best part of all, no crunching. the practice manipulates your muscles to naturally pull you back into shape, and because it is done like this, the bones begin to stay in place.