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Q: Stiff, sore neck for several weeks. 2 chiropractic appts. made no improvement. Could be meningitis???

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Karen Lee Richards, Health Guide
10/19/12 9:32am

If a stiff, sore neck is your only symptom, it's probably not meningitis but only a doctor who examines you and runs tests can tell for sure.  Some of the other symptoms of meningitis that usually accompany a stiff neck include:

  • High fever

  • Severe or worsening headache

  • Vomiting or nausea with headache

  • Confusion or difficulty concentrating

Even if it's not meningitis, a stiff neck that has not improved for several weeks should be checked by a doctor.  

 

 

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Cort, Health Guide
11/ 2/12 1:32pm

Lots of times we get worried because of one problematic system but we forget that disorders usually cause 'packages' of symptoms.

 

For instance, a heart attack  in men is usually accompanied not just with chest pain but with lightedness, sweating, nausea, pallor etc. as well.  In the same way, meningitis usually comes with a stiff neck and things like headache, fever, vomiting, sensitivity to light, etc.

 

Many of our symptoms that seem purely muscular in nature; ie involve pain in the muscles are, in fact, due to muscle strains we don't know we have and they usually resolve themselves in a week or two. Of course, only a doctor has the skill and experience to diagnose you correctly...and if you have pain that does not go away in a relatively short period of time - as you are having - you should see a doctor. 

 

Good luck! 

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By Lucylu— Last Modified: 11/02/12, First Published: 10/15/12