Osteoarthritis of the neck between the c6&c7 virtabray

roysharp1972

Hello everyone i'm new to the community please can somebody give me any advice on osteoarthritis of the neck as all my doctor is doing is just nothing i have been to see thep physio and he politely said to me i don't no why you have been sent to see me as there is nothing i can do for you as the c6&c7 vertebrae are rubbing together i'm in constant pain 24/7 ,365 can't sleep i'm lucky if i get 3 hours a night constantly feel down with it,any advice you can give would be much appreciated thanks guys

CarylW

Hello @roysharp1972

I am glad you have found this online forum. We are a supportive, friendly group of people, and we help each other with information and help. I am posting below some information which I hope you will find helpful for arthritis of the neck, which is giving you a great deal of pain:

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/osteoarthritis/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/managing-symptoms/managing-your-pain/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/news/2022/april/everyday-tips-for-living-with-arthritis/

Please do keep in touch with us and let us know how you are.

Best wishes

Caryl

Rina

Hi @roysharp1972 , it must be so hard when you can't sleep because of the pain. I used to have problems with my neck and found that a tens machine (just a cheap one from Boots) really helped. At night I found that a memory foam pillow gives me just the right amount of support without being too hard.

stickywicket

Like @Rina , I use a shaped memory foam pillow and it makes so much difference I now go nowhere without one. I also have a neck support which does help when things are really bad but I've always used it only for short periods as they encourage lax muscles which make things worse long term.