I'm curious. Within the last couple months, I have been experiencing pain and aching in between my shoulder blades, along the spine to the middle of my back on one or both sides, and off and on my neck won't allow me to touch my chin to my chest without resistance and pain. My pelvic area isn't bothering me that much at all now. Won't get in to the rheumy until the 26th. Any insights? Is this a part of the disease?
Asked by Amanda Robbins Bridges neck mobility shoulder blades
I have my AS mostly in my neck and cervical spine area, so that I continue to bend over more and more each month. If I move my head too much or too sharply, I'll cause myself tremendous pain at times. I've considered exercising my neck, perhaps rotating it around and around to loosen it up, but I'm worried about doing damage to myself. Has anyone had any success with this practice?
Asked by Highwayman Joe neck spine fusing neck pain
I was reading through old questions on this site regarding neck pain. Several people replied to a year old question about neck pain when leaning head back and several people replied to NEVER lean your head back. Why is that movement so bad we should not do it?
Asked by Jennifer Bolyard neck neck pain
Muscle spams that paralyze you, when would you see a doctor? So I got up this morning and was sore and creaky which is nothing new. However, whilst in the shower my neck, down low where it joins the rest of your back went in paralyzing spasm. My husband had to finish washing my hair for me and dry and it and dress me. I found some Flexeril I had from a similar thing a couple of years ago and took it despite not knowing if it's any good. When would you see a doctor?
Asked by Lindsay Cairns as neck spasm
Swelling... SO this morning I woke up around 1 am with horrible inflammatory pain in the heels of my feet... Not unusual for me... But my back was sore, and my hips and my feet... And my neck was stiff... Anyway my husband was giving me a nice gentle back rub and said my neck was swollen, right at the base where it meets your shoulders, the little bump that's there. I told him he was imagining things.. But it is indeed swollen and hot. Something I should worry about?
Asked by Lindsay Cairns symptoms neck pain
Lately I feel like someone has their hands wrapped around my throat. No pain. Just feels swollen all of the time. Anyone else experience this?
Asked by Michael Rowley neck nausea
I have been having some pretty bad flare ups lately. I recently noticed that I have some severe swelling at the base of my neck between my shoulder blades. I know that kyphosis is common with AS but does anyone else have this problem? And what did you do to combat the issue?
Asked by Jennifer swelling kyphosis bamboo spine
I was on Humira to begin with but changed to Enbrel, I feel amazing and am able to do so much more then I could before.. Is it normal though that when I miss a needle if I am sick (incase of infection) that I start to get sore toes, neck and fingers? But as soon as a few hours after I inject I am literally pain free..
Asked by Kane Cooper neck
I have a medium sized, hard lump at my cervical spine #7 (the neck space just above the shoulders). Anyone know what it could be? In addition to this finding, I am having difficulty swallowing and often wake up choking in the middle of the night.
Asked by Amanda choking lump cervical spine problem
Has anyone had pain in the levator scapula muscles of the neck or had spasms in it?
Asked by Shaun Haulk neck
