A Pain in the Neck!

One of the occupational hazards I ended up with when I was in the training profession was ‘Cervical Spondylosis’. Well what with being 8 hours on your feet and constant movement of the neck to ensure your gaze encompasses the entire room, and with stretching your neck to write on the white board, I ended up with a nagging pain in the neck. When the pain got severe, I visited the doctor, who post X-rays and tests diagnosed a mild case of ‘Cervical Spondylosis’. Physiotherapy was prescribed and that brought me much relief.

2 years went by without incidence when last week a mild pain hit my neck again. I resumed my physiotherapy exercises. I was scheduled to visit Pune with colleagues for a launch on Thursday – 27th October, when I woke up in the middle of the night with one of the worst pains in my neck that I could ever have imagined. I couldn’t sit nor sleep and spent the night slowly pacing up and down as the pain radiated down from my neck to my shoulders and back. I had so much looked forward to this Pune trip but to my disappointment had to skip it. When I could manage to move about a little I headed for the doc, who said that the aggravation was on account of ‘stress’and that I should ‘Relax’. Great! It was only post the painkillers that I could get some relief.

‘Cervical Spondylosis’ when it hits one, can be a real pain in the neck! I am still on pain killers though the stiffness has reduced to an extent. I had an important meeting on Friday so thanks to the painkillers I was able to make it to office, though the trip up and down was torture and the medication made me a lil ‘woozy’! I have been advised to go for physiotherapy treatment as it’s too painful yet to do the neck exercises. The neck pain usually lasts for a week or more depending on the treatment one undergoes.

I am looking forward to my December vacation, so that I can do what the doc advised –De-Stress and RELAX!