ME/CFS
Outcome unclear
ME/CFS shoulder and neck pain on car journeys eased by seat heater and binder clip
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- May 2022
Summary
Heron 36078 posted in r/cfs about coping with shoulder and neck pain on car journeys. Using the seat heater as a heating pad and a binder clip to loosen the seatbelt both helped ease the pain, and they prefer to drive so they can pull over and rest. Holding the seatbelt off with a thumb had brought on thumb pain. They did not describe how severe their illness was or how it progressed.
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What they tried
Also tried
seat heater as a "heating pad"· Helpedbinder clip on the seatbelt· Helpedholding the seatbelt off my shoulder with my thumb· Worse
Their words about each treatment
- holding the seatbelt off my shoulder with my thumb · Worse
I used to use my thumb to hold the seatbelt off my shoulder, and then I started getting thumb pain!
In context ↗ - seat heater as a "heating pad" · Helped
Using the seat heater as a "heating pad" has helped me a lot!
In context ↗ - binder clip on the seatbelt · Helped
I also use a binder clip on the seatbelt to keep it a little loose ... That has helped alleviate a lot of shoulder and neck pain.
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Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Pain & fibromyalgia
That has helped alleviate a lot of shoulder and neck pain.
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