neck pain

[lashes24]

I recently pulled a muscle in my neck/shoulder with medication and pain killers it seemed to be getting better then 3/4 weeks ago i noticed a lump sticking out near my clavical i was xrayed and showed nothing broken it has got worse and is now quite painful could this be a tear or something else im stumped and in a lot of pain .

[paxista]

Have you tried icing? Either a bag of frozen peas or one of those blue gel ice packs, not bare ice to skin. I expect the doctor to prescribe icing with a pulled muscle. If it IS tensed muscles, a muscle relaxer can be prescribed. They work wonders but you'll be loopy for a day. Much cheaper than a scan.

[aldunn72023]

It could be a muscle that is so tensed it has literally balled up, it could also be a bunch of nerves that are inflamed.  If the pain persists, you may ask to see an orthopedist and also have an MRI and/or CT scan.  Xrays do not shwo everything and are not always reliable.  The MRI and CT scan can show if it is a muscle, bone, tendon or ligament.  Hope this helps.