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Neck Pain

  • 25-09-2009 7:25pm
    #1
    Alzar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 314 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    Infrequent poster but avid reader of this forum. Anyway, my little story.....

    Had a sore RHS shoulder for the month of August. Played no golf due to holidays, too much work etc. Then had a game on the 13th Sept. Felt sore during the warmup, 1st tee practice swings etc. Didn't think too much about it.
    You know how it is after a few weeks away from the game & I thought, once I'm moving, I'll be ok.

    Played the 18 with not too much pain, the odd yelp here n' there. Few pints that night & as the night went on, the pain "vanished" :)

    Next morning, couldn't lift the head off the pillow. Down to Doc on the Monday. Disc probably out was the diagnosis. Had an MRI scan this week & it seems the I have put out 3 discs in the neck area - C4, C5 & C6.

    I may need surgery to fix this, which I have to admit, is scaring the bejasus outta me but hopefully, intensive physio will do the job. If it doesn't, there will be a set of Mizuno MP-32's up on adverts :eek:

    I should've listened to what my body was telling me, but I didn't, so now I face a very long layoff :o:o

    As they used to say on "the Hill" - Be careful out there!

    Edit: Not intended to scare anyone...

    Al.


Comments

  • #2
    PhilipMarlowe
    Subscribers Posts: 4,419 ✭✭✭PhilipMarlowe


    Easy on the horror stories!
    Check out a good osteopath before you consider the knife would be my advice and whatever, get well soon.


  • #3
    toggle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭toggle


    I would go and see a medical professional (physio, chiro, osteopath etc) with a background in golf injuries so I would recommend the titleist performance institute trained professionals.(http://www.mytpi.com/find/listing.aspx?continent=EU&country=IE)

    Surgery is not only the approach you can take.


  • #4
    Har44
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭Har44


    Alzar,

    do not accept that surgery is the only option...I have a similar problem but have received physical therapy working on discs and do simple exercises to manage problem, apparently it is actually quite common. I am back playing golf, still have crap short game though so cant blame it for that. Do you work on computers or at desk by any chance, reason I ask is that bad posture is often the cause, so I am told. If you want more details just send me a pm.


  • #5
    Alzar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 314 ✭✭Alzar


    Har44 wrote: »
    .....Do you work on computers or at desk by any chance, reason I ask is that bad posture is often the cause, so I am told. If you want more details just send me a pm.

    Thanks Har44.

    Yeah, work in IT so deskbound for most of the day. Am seeing the Doc on Monday or Tuesday. Depending on his advice, may drop you a PM.

    I thinks is the fact that the 3 discs are resting on nerves & my right arm is numb from the elbow down, is why surgery has been mentioned.
    It's the absloute last resort though, I'll do any amount of physio before I go under the knife :)

    Cheers
    Al.


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