I have pain on the left side of my neck. It starts just behind my left ear and then stops about at the top of my shoulder. At times I can hardly turn my head to the left. If I put an electric massager on it for 15 minutes it feels better for awhile. Do you think it would be muscle related or something else?
Hello! You might be having a sternomastoid muscle spasm myalgic. Since you say that light massage relieves the pain it usually will be a muscle spasm. If it is the case the pain should gradually decrease over a period of 1 week to maximum 10 days. If it is not seeming to reduce I'd advice you to get an X-ray of the neck to see if your cervical spine has any problem. Visit a doctor immediately if the pain is unbearable or is causing symptoms other than pain like tingling sensation, inability to flex the neck, pain elsewhere below the neck. 