Long COVID with neck inflammation and spasms, a bit better with physical therapy
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Sep 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had a preexisting neck injury from sports that after getting Covid in 2020 became really inflamed all throughout my neck into upper thoracic area
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Also PT exercises, stretches, mobility work daily to keep the area mobile loose and strong
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
If I could point to anything that I think has helped me, and I have gotten a bit better
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
after getting Covid in 2020 became really inflamed all throughout my neck into upper thoracic area
In context ↗
Read from 5 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
Coast 88982 had a preexisting neck injury from sports that became inflamed throughout their neck and upper thoracic area after getting COVID-19 in 2020; the area was weak-ish and inflamed most of the time, with muscle spasms from the shoulder blade to the neck lasting a week or two. Through 2022 they reported getting a bit better, crediting physical therapy, daily strengthening and mobility work, myofascial release and possibly a vitamin cocktail (vitamin D, magnesium, fish oil, NAC, quercetin, B complex, CoQ10), with a Theracane helping release tension. In September 2022 they reported some success with myofascial release, physical therapy and upper back/neck strengthening, and used the Theracane for tension.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- heat packs · Helped
I’ve found that heat packs help a lot, and ice packs too.
In context ↗ - Ibuprofen · Helped
Ibuprofen works but isn’t a good long term solution.
In context ↗ - muscle relaxers · Helped
Same with muscle relaxers.
In context ↗ - myofascial release therapy · Helped
What helped me recently has been myofascial release therapy.
In context ↗ - PT exercises, stretches, mobility work · Helped
If I could point to anything that I think has helped me, and I have gotten a bit better, it’s strengthening your back and having good mobility.
In context ↗ - Theracane · Helped
I use a “Theracane” to work on my upper back and traps which helps release some of the tension.
In context ↗ - Vitamin D · Helped
but I did seem to get better after incorporating this for a few weeks
In context ↗ - N-Acetylcystein (NAC) · Helped
but in my mind I think it helped
In context ↗ - Quercetin · Helped
That and the Quercetin in my opinion helped.
In context ↗
Approaches: Alternative therapies · Physiotherapy and rehab · Supplements
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| 2020 | COVID-19; old neck injury became inflamedafter getting Covid in 2020 became really inflamed all throughout my neck into upper thoracic areaIn context ↗ |
| 2022-05-18 | a bit better with back strengthening and mobility workIf I could point to anything that I think has helped me, and I have gotten a bit better, it’s strengthening your back and having good mobility.In context ↗ |
| 2022-06-01 | seemed to get better after a few weeks of a vitamin cocktailNo idea whether this vitamin cocktail helped or if it was time/coincidence , but I did seem to get better after incorporating this for a few weeks.In context ↗ |
| 2022-09-07 | some success with myofascial release, PT and upper back strengthening; tension ongoingI’ve had some success with myofascial release , as well as physical therapy and strengthening of the upper back/neck.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
Get muscle spasms from the shoulder blade to the neck that last a week or two.
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