Is this bad?
Posted By Russ Emerson on July 7, 2003 at 9:19 pm
As I left the office today (rare – I usually telecommute Mondays) I slung my laptop carrier case over my shoulder — and felt a sharp pain in my neck.
5 hours later, moving my head around is somewhat uncomfortable, my shoulders are sore (and seem kind of weak), and my neck still hurts like heck; well, not the neck per se, but rather the very upper back — dead center, just above the top of my shoulder blades. The nape of the neck, I guess. I’m no anatomist.
Having a long history of lower back injuries (which is why I am not a senior NCO approaching retirement from the Army), I’m rather sensitive to lower back problems, but the upper back/lower neck… this is new.
I hope it’s just a pinched nerve.
UPDATE: Yep, just a pinch. Muscle relaxants have done their voodoo, and I’m at almost 100% again. Lucky me – dodged a bullet there.
Gee, Russ, I hope it’s less than a pinched nerve. But if your hands and arms (or even one) become numb, better see a neurologist. I had surgery to repair C-4 & C-5, but the numbness still persists in one hand. Bummer. Take care of that, boy.