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Sent to Health Experts February 05, 2006 1:32 a.m.

I have a lump in the back of my neck below base of my skull. The pain comes and goes. Some days I cant hardly turn my head. There feels like a pulling that goes from my neck to my shoulder blade and sometimes it runs down my arm. This has been going on for about a month. Can you give me any ideas about wheather it might be a pulled muscle or not.

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February 05, 2006 3:27 a.m. (1 hour and 54 minutes later)

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Hi,
By what you are describing you might be having a partial cervical disc prolapse. The pain is due to pinching of the nerves supplying the muscles of your arms and shoulder. It is not a pulled muscle. You should see a health care personal immediatly, as a delay might land you into a severe problem like paralysis. In the meantime-

take a pain killer
rest
donot bend or lift any weight
donot run,jog etc.
no strenous work
if there is tingling or numbness in the arms and shoulder, go to ER immeditley.

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