I have about 8 knots on the right side of my neck, that run all the way down into the front of my upper chest where my collar bone meets the shoulder. What can I do to get rid of these damn knots? I've been trying heat, they are just so hard, and massage therapy hasn't helped.
Been in treatment for 6 months Dec 1st. Taking a lot more medicine than I would like to be.. I've hit a big wall and could use some insight, thanks!
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One question - whether taking more magnesium could relax the muscles?
I am thinking about this problem now, with the tight neck - it goes on and on for me - I'm guessing it pulls my chiro adjustments out -
I actually fixed pelvic tightness in the swimming pool over nine months time, stretching every tight muscle I could find, once a week for 1/2 - 1 hour each time.
It was a gradual process, with more and more giving way each time. At the end of none months time, I was able to walk comfortably again and was out of severe pain. I did this two years before I found out I had Lyme.
So, I am now wondering whether I could do something similar with muscles anywhere, including in the neck.
So, thinking about this - whether to hang upside down and work with the neck in as relaxed a position as possible, or lying down and stretching it passively with my hands, or being upright and doing passive stretching -
So I have just recently started to do this - ie, finding any stretch to do, for either neck side.
Anyone else do a muscle stretch program that actually worked to relax muscle spasms?
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canefan17
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Bart causes all of this for me.
Bart is worse than Lyme
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merrygirl
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Trigger point injections. Ask for it with out steroids
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You need trigger point injections of lidocaine shot directly into the knots. The needle point breaks the spazm and the lidocaine blissfully nunmbs the area, and hopefully restores blood flood through the muscle.
My skull was covered with the knots. The pain gets so bad bc of the reduced blood flow. And pain gets referred everywhere - over your skull, through your jaw, down your arm/shoulder, etc...
You can have these shots done by an LLMD, or even Pain Mgt Specialist. HOWEVER, Pain Mgt guys love to throw steroids into the shots and call them 'anti-inflammatories'. You just need the lidocaine. Pain relief may be temporary - you may need several rounds of shots (I did). Every week - 10 days, went for another series. These will go away, but ...... see next..
The thing is you need to understand that these are caused by MAGNESIUM Deficiency. Lyme does that to you. No amount of antibiotics is going to restore your magnesium levels to normal. Abx do not fix that - you need to address this separately. Taking orgal magnesium is good, but it will not get your levels back to normal. Your body simply cannot absorb as much as it needs from an oral supplement.
I would seriously suggest IV magnesium (which is super easy - 30 minute drip bag - not a biggie at all), which helps get the mag into your cells, where it is needed. I ended up going this route (although I fought it for a couple yrs), and then began weekly IM shots that I now do myself.
PM me if you need more info.
PS. Robin - get a rebounder (mini trampoline). Hits every muscle in your body.
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soaking in epsom salts and baking soda helps me. And taking magnesium. I am currently trying magnesium oil as it is supposed to get into the cells quicker than oral.
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