Medical person: is this nerve or artery problem? i asked earlier and some think nerve instead of art

about 2 years ago, I was drying my hair w/ a towel and had a sudden sharp pain in my lower neck by my right shoulder. The pain shot up my neck to the right middle part of the back of my head. It felt as if it went up, to the right and then branched out like tree roots. Like all the blood was instantly sucked out. It knocked me to the ground for about 60 seconds. I didn't have health insurance (full-time student, part-time worker) at the time. The back of my head hurt for awhile, but has gotten better. Now, when I sleep in a certain position for too long, or carry heavy equipment, it hurts the back of my head in the "tree roots" spot. Is this something to be concerned about? I worked in a 1-hr photo lab, and the day after it happned I tried to lift the 30-lb paper magazine over my head onto the printer, and I dropped it, b/c of the massive pain to the spot in the back of my head. It seems it was caused by that repeated motion several times/day at work. Will the pain go away?

Medical person: is this nerve or artery problem? i asked earlier and some think nerve instead of artery?

You say you didn't have health insurance at the time.If you do have insurance now, you should really got to a doctor.I'm no doctor,but it sounds like a pinched nerve in the shoulder or neck.Don't wait to long,or it may become chronic and impair you from working.It could also be bursitis .What is bursitis?

Bursitis is the inflammation of a bursa. Normally, the bursa provides a slippery surface that has almost no friction.

Bursitis

Info on Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis Treatment and Relief

A problem arises when a bursa becomes inflamed. The bursa loses its gliding capabilities, and becomes more and more irritated when it is moved.

When the condition called bursitis occurs, the normally slippery bursa becomes swollen and inflamed. The added bulk of the swollen bursa causes more friction within an already confined space. Also, the smooth gliding bursa becomes gritty and rough. Movement of an inflamed bursa is painful and irritating.

Medical person: is this nerve or artery problem? i asked earlier and some think nerve instead of artery?

GO SEE A DOCTOR, OR get a massage buit tell the massus about your pain. get it checked out

Medical person: is this nerve or artery problem? i asked earlier and some think nerve instead of artery?

not a nerve or artery problem-you probably pulled something

Medical person: is this nerve or artery problem? i asked earlier and some think nerve instead of artery?

Yeah, it's more likely you injured a muscle - you really should get it checked out.