Ouch, slept wrong?

[JusticeZero]

So Sunday night I went to bed feeling fine, and not having done anything with my art that day and nothing more strenuous than a routine few miles of biking and light tidying. Monday, I woke up sore and stiff in my right shoulder and neck; I decided to go easy and let it recover. Monday evening I was pretty much incapacitated until I took a very hot shower, which still left me stiff.

4:00 AM Tuesday morning, the wife rolled over and my left shoulder dropped to the bed, and the resulting twist woke me up in a sparkling new world of pain; shortly after I crawled out of bed somehow and called someone to drive me to the ER. All of Tuesday and parts of Wednesday I spent sitting wearing a C-collar and trying to get tiny snippets of nap in here and there. By Thursday I could move quite a bit, but still with major limits and directions that just hurt a lot.

Today is Friday. Same as Thursday. Is there anything I should be doing to recover from this faster? Notwithstanding the strangeness of the injury - I could see mangling my shoulder by botching floor movement, but 'sleeping wrong' (especially when I don't recall waking up in any particularly odd positions) doesn't seem like something that would land one in the emergency room.

[tallgeese]

Wow, that's a bummer!

Sorry, I got nothing. But I hope it clears up soon for you.

[white owl]

Same here.

I have woken in the morning with a stiff back from staying in one position and also a stiff shoulder if I sleep with my head on my arm but it usually loosens up through out the day.

[Truestar]

It may be beneficial to see a massage therapist.

Not the "relaxing" stereotype but someone who knows the body and can dig around. We have a neurological massage therapist in our town, and it's not someone you go to see for an hour of relaxation but boy does it clear things up!

[bushido_man96]

Man, that sucks. I hope it heals up soon. Maybe the massage is the way to go.

[sperki]

Wow, so even at the ER they didn't really know what to do with you? I guess the good news is that you're healing. If you're not already using some, I'd recommend Ibprofien. Good luck!

[JusticeZero]

Well, the ER gave me a C-collar for my neck to use for a day or so, some muscle relaxants (that took some of the edge off, but didn't really cure much) and some ibuprofen; they said to move it a bit and use heat. I've been doing all of those.

Yesterday, my dad noted that he felt that his side of the family had a genetic susceptibility to nightshades; he told me to remove tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, and all kinds of peppers (green, hot, etc) from my diet, as those apparently can cause joint inflammation in some people.

[white owl]

Never heard of that before. OK.

[sperki]

I'm with white owl on this one, but hopefully that advise came from somebody more qualified than me And really if it works...it works and it's worth continuing.

[ninjanurse]

I have heard it before.....but just can't give up tomatoes or onions!!!!