Had a stiff neck a week ago. But the same gets aggravated mainly on my right shoulder while sleeping on my left side. After waking up its much better only some discomfort remains there. Not taken any medication. Generally stiff neck does not take so much time. Why is there pain onky while sleeping on my left side.

Dr. Lalit Kumar TripathyGeneral Physician40yrs exp

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1. Take one tablet of crocin pain relief sos after food upto a maximum of 3 tablets daily 2. Apply volini gel twice daily 3. Give warm compress locally 4. Take rest if you have recurrent attack of neck pain a) take x ray/mri cervical spine to exclude spondylitis and consult orthopedic specialist b) sometimes it could be due to bad sitting posture while reading or working on computer. Adopt proper sitting posture, put neck rest, use soft pillow while sleeping c) do physio therapy and neck exercise after consulting physiotherapist. 

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