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Para-spinal muscle spasm, military neck

Discussion in 'General Discussion Subforum' started by music321, Nov 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM.

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    music321 Well known member

    I have an issue, and I'm wondering if I should be pursuing it medically. As I've mentioned in other posts, I have MECFS. My neck is giving me profound issues as far as weakness and lack of endurance.


    I don't do any exercises to specifically target the muscles of my neck as far as strengthening, because when I do, I find myself lying in bed for the better part of a week afterwards. As far as endurance, it comes and goes. There have been times when I've been up for blocks of several hours per day, several times per day, and then other times disability simply goes away. On x-ray, my para spinal muscles are in spasm. I don't have the normal lordotic curve. It's baffling.


    Right now I'm out of bed once per day for about three hours.


    I spoke with a physical therapist who does TMS coaching, and was told that my neck muscle should have enough endurance to support my head. I didn't see him in person, this is simply what I was told. Considering my head has always kind of jotted forward, and I do have the spasm issue, I wonder if I should contact a physiatrist in order to get this resolved. I know that neck muscle spasms are a very common manifestation of TMS, so there might simply be nothing I can do.


    I tried taking the muscle, relaxing, I just didn't do anything. I don't want to get addicted to muscle relaxers, so only took them for a couple days. It seems to me that if my para spinal muscles weren't in spasm, I might be able to sit up longer, and I might not have trapezius pain, etc.


    On the other hand, this song might be TMS, and there might not be any solution, stretching, or otherwise. By the way, I have tried stretching, it doesn't really do anything. Also, I'm very tight over my entire body, as a result of 10


    So, should I just forget about contacting the physiatrist, because I know he will interpret everything as having a physical cause, and just tell myself that my neck does have enough endurance and strength to hold my head up all day?


    Thanks
     

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