Neck Pain

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Call your Health Care Provider if

• You have had the pain for one week or longer without relief from self-care measures.
• Your pain is associated with fever and headache, and the neck is so stiff that you cannot touch your chin to your chest. (This may be meningitis and is a medical emergency -- call your local emergency number, such as 911, or get safely to an emergency room.)
• You have numbness, tingling, or weakness in your arm or hand.
• Your neck pain was caused by a fall, blow, or injury. (If any one of these has happened and you cannot move your arm or hand, someone must call your local emergency number, such as 911).
• You have swollen glands or a lump in your neck.
• Your pain does not respond to standard doses of over-the-counter pain medication.