Neck pain

[Pinkpepper]

Morning all, can anyone please advise whether PMR can cause bursitis in neck please

[PMRpro Ambassador]

It isn't a usual region for bursitis to be mentioned by patients - have you had cervico-thoracic interspinous bursitis diagnosed? But yes - it is found in PMR:

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

"Although similar cases have been reported to be associated with rheumatologic conditions, most notably polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), ..."

and there are more details in the references numbered 2-7. One title suggests it is common but doesn't cause pain.

[Pinkpepper in reply to PMRpro]

No, I’ve got a blood test tomorrow to check my inflammatory levels, but just wondered if my neck pain on the left side could be bursitis. Thanks for your input.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Pinkpepper]

If you have tight shoulder muscles then they can irritate the adjacent nerves and that causes referred pain into the neck - and tightened neck muscles can be very uncomfortable, even painful.

[Pinkpepper in reply to PMRpro]

I wonder if that's the problem,. Had lots of stress as my husbands had Parkinsons Disease for seven years and he takes a lot of attention plus sons marriage has broken down. Could stress be playing a part?

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Pinkpepper]

Your automatic reaction to stress is very likely to tighten your shoulders and hunch them - and eventually they do it even more to protect themselves. Try to actively relax them down towards your shoulder blades and see the difference! I can feel mine go up when I go for a walk - and then the rest of the back follows. I'm a regular at the pain clinic here to keep mine under control.

Sick OH's and offspring's partner problems are very detrimental to your health and wellbeing! Then add the rest of 2020 ...

[Pinkpepper in reply to PMRpro]

Thanks so much for your advice, you're very kind. Take care x

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Pinkpepper]

Been there, done that - have the t-shirt ...

[Pinkpepper in reply to PMRpro]

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[PMR2011 in reply to Pinkpepper]

m.youtube.com/watch?v=b6wPH...(Not working as expected?)

Hope the link works. It’s for neck yoga which I do daily and found it has helped comsiderably. Just takes a few minutes. That’s right where my stress lands!

[Smokygirl in reply to PMR2011]

Ohhh thank you so much PMR2011 ! Exactly what I need! X

[Pinkpepper in reply to PMR2011]

Thanks I'll give it a try x

[Alchemy8 in reply to PMR2011]

Love this! Very gentle and retro and calming. Thank you PMR2011!