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Constant Involuntary head movements. please read?
So for a few weeks, it started out as having an urge to move my neck, rotate, side to side, all of that. Then it started to get worse and worse, to the point where it's CONSTANT. My neck is killing me, it hurts to look left to right. I get no relief and this pain is unbearable and this is exhausting. SO I called my doctor yesterday, he referred me to a neurologist and told me I need to be seen asap. I called the neurologist, and the next available appt is a month away. I cannot wait that long, i am scared and miserable. My doctors office is closed so i have to wait until Tuesday =( to call back and ask for another referral. I tried looking up info on involuntary movements, and I came across cervical dystonia. Which sounds a lot like it, i'm scared this could disable me and what not. Does anyone else have cervical dystonia? What test etc. will I have to do to get a diagnoses.
Thanks!
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- formerly_bobLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Its possible that the only problem you had initially was a cervical vertebra out of alignment. This could produce an odd feeling that you need to turn your neck to feel normal or correct the problem. If you kept turning your neck, it could actually make the vertebra get even further out of alignment and then trigger muscle spasms. If this scenario is what happened, you should be able to locate a tender spot in you neck muscles if you press firmly on the spot. See if you can find a tender spot. If you find one, you might be able to get this back under control by taking Aleve or ibuprofen, applying moderate warmth, to the neck, and then massaging the neck muscles. Sometimes things will go back into place if you roll up a hand towel so its about 2" in diameter, and place it under the curve in your neck when you go to sleep. Chiropractors are also effective for this sort of thing. It might be worthwhile testing this out to see if its something other than a dystonia. There's not much to lose.
- GracindaLv 71 decade ago
Yes it does sound like dystonia.
Botox sometimes helps quiet the muscles, as do oral meds.
Hang in there let your primary doc know you couldnt get an appt for a month. Sometimes when a doctor's office calls, they can get you in earlier.
Source(s): Occupational therapist
