Possibly the most annoying thing in the world because all you've done is sleep. Anyone have any ideas on how I can get a bit of relief? I can't even look over my right shoulder well enough to change lanes.

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A neck massage would probably help.

It will likely help even more if performed by a lovely blonde. Twice as effective if there are two blondes. Three times...well, you get my drift.

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"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon

Thanks, I'll forward your reply to my wife.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

If it helps, you can tell her I'm a registered sports medicine doctor. Heck, I'll provide you a letter of referral.

On a serious note, some slow stretching/rotation of the neck would probably loosen the muscles. Start off with slight movements and gradually stretch more until you feel the muscles loosening up. Applied heat would help, I sometimes stretch out tight muscles in a hot shower...wait a minute, that could be misconstrued...

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2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon

It's not from sleeping -- it's from that pain in the neck friend of yours.

Find out what is causing the pain and deal with it: pillow, mattress, stress. My neck hurt everyday but the pain subsided after I changed how I sat at my desk and viewed the computer. Do you use the phone a lot at work and cradle it with your shoulder? This was the cause of another neck pain I had a few years back.
Mark

Drink some Mad Dog.

Howdy Kuan,
When I've been out on the tractor all day I knowI will have a sore neck. 2 Aleve when I go to bed and 2 when I get up helps.

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08 Jeep Wrangler 4 door unlimited

I've had those annoying neck pains/pinched nerves particularly after wrenching underneath a car,craning my head at odd angles,seems to get worse with age,happens frequently now,which may reflect on my mechanical skill or lack thereof......

For immediate relief I take Carleton's Cocktail...........1 Flexeril and half a Percoset,preferably washed down with a 60-40 gin and tonic with a splash o'lime,works every time,I ain't gonna lie to ya!

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Reminds me of this.....

"Say...did yer wake up with the pain in the neck this morning ?"

"No...I let her sleep in !"

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"A liberal is someone who feels they owe a great debt to their fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money."

This is one solution I hadn't thought of.

Works for the guys who sleep on park benches, think about how their necks must feel in the A.M.

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2001 Honda Accord

1995 Jeep Cherokee

1973 MB 280SEL 4.5

Howdy PXLAND
To hell with their necks, how do you think their heads feel?¿

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Frank X. Morris
17 Kia Niro
08 Jeep Wrangler 4 door unlimited

I had a Ninjitsu class last night, lots of rolling and some takedowns and a I can barely lift my shoulder. Coudln't sleep a wink...ow!!!!!!!!

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Howdy Plantman,
Nothing you can do about OLD age LOL

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Frank X. Morris
17 Kia Niro
08 Jeep Wrangler 4 door unlimited

Happens to me a lot. I have had neck/middle back problems for years.

I bought one of those tempur-pedic pillows....the memory-foam stuff you see on late-nite TV.... Made a HUGE difference. Even when I travel, (I do so a LOT), I take it with me. I highly recommend it to anyone with such problems. I wish I could spare the $$ for one of the matresses too, but they are high-$$$.

Mike

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