Anyone pulled a muscle in their neck? What does it feel like?

[uk23]

A couple of hours a go I had neck pain, which is still here. It feels a little swollen and is more of a discomfort instead of pain. It kinda of feels like a lump in there.

It doesnt feel like its inside the throat, more outside of the neck, only on the right side about half way down.

Pulled muscle or something else?

I am waiting to have some teeth out due to decay and doc said look out for infection, I have checked for lumps and bumps around gums and found none, also feel any pain in teeth or gums or anywhere around there, only half way down neck.

[SleeplessFog]

I had something like this last week. The only way I could get it out was to have a massage therapist rub it out. It literally felt like a huge lump, and when I would touch it it would make my head hurt sometimes

[f4Gg0t_43]

I've (at least I think I have) pulled my neck before. Never gotten a bump, it usually just hurts to turn it for a day or two, and sometimes causes a bit of upper back pain.

[AngelHeart]

Are you sure its not a swollen gland? A couple of weeks ago I woke with a feelin glike I'ld pulled my neck and it was very sore and I found a lump which turned out to be a swollen gland, I couldn't move my neck properly either and was so worried but after a couple of days it went, I must have just had a mild infection. xxx

[Zee]

I pulled my neck somehow last night when sleeping. Today it feels really tense and runs down to my shoulder. I started getting a droning noise each time I tried to settle on pillow, just when I moved my head a certain way

[macc noodle]

Piers - I have had a muscle pull in neck now for about a month (eeek it does hurt!) - and it has now given me almighty headaches up the back of my head

My neck feels very tender to touch on one side and then every so often it almost goes into spasm - there is a hardness to the muscle too. Is that anything like yours?

Anyway - you are not alone - hope you are feeling better now!

Jan