Do I need to see my doctor?
Not normally. If you follow the right advice and take the right medication, your neck problem should improve over the next six weeks.
If you experience any of the following, you should speak to your doctor as soon as possible:
- Neck problems that start when you are ill with other conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis or cancer.
- Pain that gets worse and worse.
- Numbness, pins and needles, or weakness in one or both arms that has not improved after one week.
- Problems with your balance or walking.
- Blurred vision, ringing in your ears, or dizziness that does not go away within six weeks.
- You are feeling generally unwell and have symptoms such as weight loss or fever.
- Your neck problem has not improved within six weeks.