Neck pain returns--bad episode

[yanksgirl]

I've had this pain before and it was really bad years ago when I worked. It's returned the last couple of weeks after I did some heavy house cleaning. I expected it to go away but it's gotten worse the last couple of days.
It's an aching, back of the neck pain and aches over into the muscle of the shoulder and occasionally down my arm.
I'm using ice packs, aspercreme, and heat on the muscle part and doing exercises I learned in PT years ago. Today is just a bad day. I've had injections in the past and really had a bad couple of years of it recurring but in the last 10 years it's only happened a couple of times. Any new things anyone can suggest for this type of pain?
I did have MRI's and even a Myelogram  years ago (never again will I have that) and was told I had cervical bone spurs and possibly a 'bulging disc' at the C5,6--6,7 levels. It got better before I retired and has been ok except for the occasional times I mentioned. Any comments? thanks
yanksgirl

[mskiba53]

thanks for answering most post. Last week pain management gave me an electronic divice they call TENS. I used it the first day & have had pain for days. Today its bothering me a little so i put it right on.
Neck shoulder down the arm.
I asked my family DR for an alternative to the epidermals-she said surgery.
Dont know -i thought like u did it would improve with time.
Cant stress enough get one of these tens units. I had little use of my arm before this.
It helps
thanks

[yanksgirl]

Thanks, I may have to do that. Today it has improved some--alot in fact. Yesterday I was miserable. That happens though so I'll see how I am the next few days. The tens unit is the only thing I haven't tried!!
yanksgirl