Neck Pain - more insight appreciated

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Hey Carol.

I'm not Dick, but I sure appreciate your insight and description

written to him.

My neck pain is getting progressively worse (like everything else).

Not sure it's related to PD stuff though - as it will actually lock

up in some positions, and require significant effort to get loosened

up again. Do get what would probably be considered " typical "

stiffness and pain in shoulders and neck - " coathanger " symptom you

mentioned. However, I also get a piercing pain upper part of neck -

base of skull.

I'm to have a Spine MRI soon. Perhaps that will hold some answers

for me.

I have hypersensitivities to so many meds, and know I can't take

Iboprofen due to stomach discomfort. So... live with it for now.

Thanks again, and I look forward to any other input/insight.

> Dick,

>

> Neck pain is fairly common in MSA. It can be caused by low blood

pressure,

> in which case it's usually in a " coat hanger " shape -- down the

neck and

> across the shoulders, or by muscle cramps and/or rigidity caused by

> parkinsonism.

>

> In the case of pain induced by low blood pressure, lying down for a

short

> while will generally raise the blood pressure and relieve the

pain. In the

> case of muscle pain, Parkinson's-type medications like sinamet may

help, as

> may anti-spasm type meds like baclofen or even clonozapam. As a

first line

> of defense I think I would try ibuprofen, which has an anti-

inflammatory

> effect and will also raise blood pressure slightly.

>

> Carol & Rob

> Lexington, MA

> Neck Pain

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> > How common is it for chronic neck pain to occur. My wife has her

> > mystery stiff necks at least once a month.In The ataxia sites we

> > belong to, members don't have this problem. Now that my wife has

> > OPCA, I read where neck pain is common. So neck pain is another

> > symptom of MSA is what I am asking.

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[Guest guest]

,

Make sure your tetanus shots are up to date. The symptoms you describe could

be related tetanus, But probably not.

I hope they can find the cause.

God Bless,

Judy & Jim Stark

Neck Pain

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> > > How common is it for chronic neck pain to occur. My wife has her

> > > mystery stiff necks at least once a month.In The ataxia sites we

> > > belong to, members don't have this problem. Now that my wife has

> > > OPCA, I read where neck pain is common. So neck pain is another

> > > symptom of MSA is what I am asking.

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> > > Dick

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