Neck Pain

I had PRP in my neck in 2018 after being in a wreck. I did the PRP as I was having a lot of issues with nerve pain and the PRP injections into the spine took away the pain. That was over 7 years ago, still doing well. Highly recommend PRP. I had no pain from my injections, but I had injections for pain blocking prior to my procedure. I am taking BPC-157 now and I find when I inject near the injury site, it works better than general injection into my stomach.

I have cervical spine stenosis and spine stenosis. In the past few year, I’ve been limited to movement. Painful inflammation. Started with BBC 157 and five days later started seeing the difference.

Hello, I'm 37, male, lift weights 4-5 days a week, overall I'm in good shape. I began taking BPC-157 from Apeiron Elementals orally about 5 weeks ago to address a nagging neck/shoulder issue and some other aches and pains. The first 2 weeks I felt an amazing improvement not only with the pain, but cognitively felt way sharper and just had a general sense of well-being. About 3 weeks in, I started getting this fatigued feeling shortly after waking up in the morning and it only subsides after eating carbs. I've been skipping breakfast for the past 10 years with great benefit, so having to eat to stave off this lethargy is very unusual. I stopped taking the BPC-157 about 1.5 weeks ago, but I'm still having this issue. Anyone have similar side effects or recommendations? Thanks

My arms and back are slowwwwly getting stronger. My various Dr's and pt explained to me that a combination of factors caused the pinched nerve. I have a bulging disc, stenosis, and bone spurs. I also have crap posture. Having crap posture and a messed up neck while rock climbing probably caused all the nerve pain and weakness. I had to find medications to manage the pain so I could do PT. The PT strengthened my neck, which helped my posture, which further reduced the pain. Now, I'm working on strengthening my chest and upper back. It's going to be a bit longer before I'm back to compound lifts or climbing. You don't sound like you're as debilitated as I was. I'm guessing your timeline for recovery will be faster. You might want to get checked out by a Dr if you're still feeling weak, though. The longer the weakness lasts, the more difficult it is to reverse.

I understand that neck, back, and shoulder pain caused by various factors, mine was caused by \~20 years of sedentary lifestyle, and I genuinely hope that my story could help/inspire anyone with the same condition as mine was. Please note that I'm not a medical professional. I’m a sedentary person working behind the computer for 8+ hours/day since the early 2000s, with 0 exercises since then (last worked out during school’s PE classes in the '90s…). My most "active" era was regular weekend road trips starting around 4 years before COVID, but I’d say that's still mostly sitting (driving). During my early 30s, I started getting occasional neck and lower back pain. Which came randomly: after/during sitting long hours, long drives, or when waking up in the morning. The pain usually went away after a few days, so I didn't think much of it and just consider this as part of "aging”. The frequency increased throughout my mid-30s onward. I even replaced my mattress with an "orthopedic" one, then a latex one, but neither helped. When Covid hit, I didn't leave the home for around 6 months (already worked remotely), so no road trips (no activity/more sedentary). One day, out of nowhere, my neck and shoulders became stiff. Turning my head in any direction (left, right, up, down) was extremely painful. The pain radiated from my shoulder -> neck -> all the way to the top of my head. This was different from the "regular" lower back pain I was still dealing with. After weeks/months, I finally saw a doctor. Then another. And another. I kept changing doctors, hoping for different diagnoses, but none could pinpoint the cause. They just prescribed anti-inflammatories and muscle relaxants, plus physical therapy (which I did). I also tried chiropractors and every stretching routine I could find online. Nothing fixed it. After almost 2 years of consistent meds, physical therapy, and stretches with zero results (I was 40 by then), I gave up on all of it. Out of nowhere 🤷🏻, I thought: "Maybe going to the gym could help?”. I researched gym trainings/programs and got intrigued by compound movements: just a few exercises that train the whole body. My goal wasn't bigger arms; I wanted full-body strength, hoping it might fix my pain. So I started training with compound lifts, started with an empty bar to avoid injury while learning proper form (no personal trainer, I learned from YT, social medias, blogs, etc). Lo and behold, after a few months of consistent 3x/week training, the pain and stiffness decreased significantly. Around the 1-year mark, the pain and stiffness were mostly gone. Now, after 3 years of lifting 3-4x/week, no more neck/shoulder/upper back pain/stiffness, no more lower back pain after waking up and sitting/driving for hours. And here's the thing: outside of gym sessions, I'm still mostly sedentary — still sitting behind the computer for hours! I'm amazed and grateful at how consistent strength training changed my health. I'm not only pain-free, but also the strongest I've ever been. I hope my story could be useful/help/inspire others with the same condition as mine was. Has anyone else with pain from a sedentary lifestyle tried weight training and had similar results?

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I have been told to take BPC for awhile due to some minor structural/nerve damages in my neck that is most likely genetic. I am super skeptical about everything. I ordered some oral tablets finally due to my dog having a leg injury. (Vet said hip, then said knee, then said hip, then said I don’t know just get surgery) Figured we could start taking together. My experience has been maybe going from pain levels of like 3-4/10 to 2-3/10. So some improvement but fractional. My dog on the other hand literally could not run/jump or anything other than a slow limpy walk. After maybe 2-3 weeks she was moving back to normal. Skipped surgery from her progress and it made me a huge fan of the product. I tried a few different dog vitamin type things for her before BPC and there was very little if any difference in her mobility. Sharing this as I really do think MTS BPC could completely overtake all the “Wuffes” and other dog brands out if researched more thoroughly and produced.

I have DDD and my c-7 nerve is pinched. If I look at a diagram showing the path of the nerve, the pain, pens and needs, muscle spasm, etc all fall somewhere along that path. I’ve had two cervical steroid injections which relieve the pain but don’t cure the issue. They are not FDA approved and my surgeon will only allow one per year. Putting off AFCD surgery as long as I can. Yes, my arm becomes weaker as the steroid wears off. However I was able to regain much of my strength while in the interim.

Hello everyone, Just felt like venting a little bit and getting some perspective from others. Back in December 2024 my Dr diagnosed me (31M), via MRI, with a suspected pinched nerve in my neck via disc buldge between c3/c4 after a chiropractic adjustment that I had in October. Pain was constant and excurciating for the first 2 months during the time I was waiting for my MRI and results. Pain, tingling, and spasms in my face, neck, and right arm. I became a hermit and spent my days crying and in constant worry about my future health and it really took a toll on my mental health. After diagnosis I was told to do PT and I did it, and still continue to do it religiously. I even switched PTs recently to get a different perspective. I'm 6+ months in and things have gotten better and I'm able to live a almost normal life, but there's not a day that goes by that I don't deal with some level of pain. Some days it's a 4 some days it's a 1. Much better than what it was back in October. Too add to this back in February 2025 when I was making a point to get myself back into the gym because the pain was becoming more tolerable I injured my lower back as well which resulted in tingling, numbness, and burning down both legs all the way to my feet. I saw my Dr after that as well and he prescribed me oral steroids. They helped a little bit and after 2 months the symptoms have improved, but like my neck the daily pain fluctuates. It's been 6+ months since I've experienced a truly pain free day and it's really taking a toll on me. Then compound not just one impacted area on the body, but two. I've been told by my Dr that next steps would be steroid injections, but I'm worried about having that done and that they only really provide a temporary solution to mask an underlying problem. What makes it hard is that I look totally normal and healthy on the outside, but on the inside I feel trapped. I'm in constant worry about never finding relief and constantly feel like im no longer the same person from before my injuries. I'm engaged to get married this September, and I fear I won't be the best husband and father that I could be. I've become way more introverted and doing things in public stress me out because I constantly worry that I'm going to have a bad flare up that will take me away from enjoying the moment. I hope and pray that I find permananet relief one day soon. I want to get back to being carefree and extremely active without worry of further injury or things getting even worse as I age. Looking for some hope as 6 & 2 months could still be relatively early, but from everything I read, if it was a mild nerve injury it should have healed by now :/ curious if anyone has experienced pain for and extended period of time and was able to achieve pain free status. Any recommendations? I want to finish this with saying I know I should be grateful that I can still work, walk, and engage in activities. I know there are a lot more people out there in a worse spot than me. This shit sucks and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

First, keeping in line with the subreddit rules, I have consulted a doctor and currently seeing a PT twice weekly. Somewhat of a vent here, more than anything. Initially I was diagnosed with just being extremely 'tight". I have horrible neck pain and back pain. Both favouring the left side of my body (in addition to sciatica in my left leg). The pain SEEMs to only be muscular. My PT seems to think I have extreme lack of mobility due to some heavy recurrent strains, and that is the problem. He also thinks my posture is what has caused a majority of the issues. GRANTED, my posture for my adult life has been AWFUL, so I don't doubt that this is a major contributing factor. But I also have been in a job that is very heavy impact and physically demanding for my entire adult life. I use to be an avid runner, but can no longer run because I will be in pain the next several days if I do. My neck and back hurt (ache) like all the time, I get tingling sensations on my left side when they get very aggravated. I can even feel it in my arm and shoulder (not sure if its because there is some nerve radiation, or a product of CONSTANTLY tensing my body to compensate and protect against straining my neck and back too much). Either way, I am just miserable at times. Going in again next week to ask for a re-evaluation with my doctor, maybe look at doing some MRIs to see if I have any disc problems. Naproxen and Ibuprophen help MAJORLY, but I have IBS so I am too damn scared to take them because they may flare up my stomach. I use to run half marathons and lift weights . . . now I hesitate to take in more than one bag of groceries at a time (not because I don't have the strength to do it, but because I am worried it will aggravate my neck). Alas, am I the only one feeling all this stuff simultaneously? Does anyone else have tandem back and neck problems? Can bad posture really cause all this? (All questions I will bring up with my doctor of course, but would be nice to hear other people who have ACTUALLY experienced it).

I restarted ldn plus transdermal ketamine gel after pharmacies can't get a hold of my dose of meds locally. I have a spinal cord stimulator and was ready to try life without opioids after the successful scs. The ldn isn't treating that pain but the fibromyalgia. The transdermal ketamine for the damage to my neck till we get another trial for a secondary scs. I stopped opioids for a week or two before starting ldn. First doctor that had me on it wanted me off for longer. It works for some not others im told. If I take ldn in morning come bed if I'm in a lot of pain I'm told an immediate release opioid that far apart was fine. I never had issues taking it that far apart. Really sorry to hear your having this experience.

I've tried 2 different brands (peptide science and limitless) of injected BPC-157/TB-500 from 500/1000 to 1000/2000 MCG divided twice in a day for 3 months and also tried capsules and they did NOT help at all with back or neck pain. I call BS anyone who claim they recovered from herniated disc with peptides. It MIGHT help with inflammation temporarily for a rare exception of people but I personally have not met anyone or know of anyone whos also tried that that it's helped with herniation.

**After my surgery, I went through a couple of freak-outs (way too early), and this sub really helped me "touch grass." So, I want to return the favor for anyone coming here for information or reassurance. Please note, this is based on my experience with the Canadian healthcare system.** # Background Former baseball player — I was a regular pitcher. I walked away from the game in 2019 after a string of injuries and a steadily declining quality of life. I saw multiple sports doctors who recommended physio and other forms of therapy. Several imaging sessions revealed various issues, but surgery was never recommended. Fast forward to 2024: I still couldn’t sleep comfortably. I’d wake up with arm pain, numbness, or tingling. My back was completely shot. On bad days, I could barely lift a mug of coffee. I decided to take matters into my own hands. I found two surgeons I wanted to work with and insisted my family doctor send consult requests. The first orthopedic surgeon had the worst bedside manner and was completely unhelpful in offering a prognosis or outcome possibilities. Verbatim, I was told: *“With any type of surgery, the outcome is 50/50.”* Frustrated, I went to the second surgeon — a specialist in baseball/overhead sports injuries. He was well-renowned, honest, and great to work with. Having already had knee surgery, I appreciated that he didn’t sugarcoat anything. He warned me the shoulder recovery would be 10x worse and definitely not a short-term fix. # Injuries/Damages (Right Shoulder) * Labrum damage * Significant partial tear in the supraspinatus (multiple locations) * Impingement; loss of ROM (internal and external) * Bicep tear and damage # Surgery Performed * SLAP Lesion Repair * Rotator Cuff Repair * Subacromial Decompression * Bicep Tenodesis # The Goal My goal has always been to return to overhead sports recreationally and live an active lifestyle. Throughout this injury, I stayed active with regular workouts and low-intensity sports. # Post-Op Protocol My protocol was simple. At two weeks, I was told to come out of the sling during the day and continue sleeping with it until the end of week four. I started physio three times per week. By week six, I began loading all surgical areas with weight. I’ve had my first follow-up with my surgeon, and he was impressed with my recovery. # What’s Next? The initial plan was to return to sports-related activities in August, but the new timeline is early June. I’m continuing to rehab once a week with physio, including shockwave therapy and acupuncture. I’m now working out regularly again — but I’ll be honest: my brain and body are disconnected. My mind thinks I can lift way more than I actually can. Resisting ego lifting is 80% of the battle. # Some of the Less Talked-About Issues * **Edema:** Post-op, I had severe swelling in my elbow, causing immense pain, especially after the nerve blocker wore off. * **Fear:** Every morning, I wake up worrying I’ve reinjured my shoulder in my sleep — even though that hasn’t happened. * **Neck Stiffness:** I developed severe neck stiffness due to shoulder guarding. Apparently, this is normal — it’s the body’s way of protecting the injured area. # What Worked for Me **Cryotherapy Ice Machine** I swear by this. I went through recovery without taking any painkillers, and this was my saving grace. During the first two weeks, I relied heavily on it. I’d use it for an hour, take it off for an hour, and repeat. Do yourself a favor and get one of these. **Stretching & Protocol Tracking** Keep a tracker. It might feel like a chore, but it’s incredibly helpful. I tracked how I felt each morning, how often I stretched, and at what times. Now, I’m tracking my workouts, including weights, reps, and more. **Get Used to Discomfort and Minor Pain** I already had poor sleep pre-surgery — post-surgery, it was almost nonexistent. Even minor movements causing pain would wake me up. Don’t expect to be pain-free anytime soon. I’ve spoken to others who still have pain 20 weeks out. Get comfortable being uncomfortable. **Do Your Stretches Religiously** Be stubborn about it. Stick to your stretches and protocol unless you’re in severe pain. Push through the stiffness. Your body wants to guard the area, but you’ve got to fight that instinct. Aim for at least three sessions a day. **Invest in At-Home Recovery Equipment** I bought a roller, exercise balls, various resistance bands, wooden dowels, etc. Having these on hand helps keep the momentum going. # Where I’m at (Week 10) As I write this, I’ve worked out two days in a row: * 2.5 lb bicep curls * 10 lb shoulder presses * Rows, face pulls, etc. I woke up pretty stiff this morning — currently sitting with my cryo machine on. **Final Thoughts** I want to make it clear: I’m not a medical expert. This is just my personal experience — what worked for me and brought me the most comfort. If anyone has questions, I’m happy to try and help based on what I’ve been through.

I don't think your overthinking it but I do have questions. Is this a workmans comp case? If you have significant compression in your neck still at 7 months....im concerned for you. Have words like myleopathy come up? Have you had any injections or other pain management typer procedures? Do you have any weakness in your arms or hands? Outside of the pain, if you have weakness in your hands or arms it may not be safe for you to return to that line of work. I teach sewing and had major compression in my neck and I drop my scissors all the time. Scissors on the floor is not such a big deal. But agricultural tools? Im sure that could break a bone or cut off a foot!

Hi, one more guy struggling here. I don't really know how to start (also English isn't my native language but I'll try to get over it). I guess it all begun the day I was born, not kidding. I came here with a very big hole on my heart (ventricular septal defect) that should be treated through surgery on a life-death gamble, when I was just 7 months old. Turned out I won, but no one could anticipate the problems I will have in the very distant future once the heart-related stuff went off (which they didn't completely, but at least enough to let me live a normal life). Here comes the real suffer, where I'm still stuck: At the age of 12 (more or less), while growing quite fast physically, the doctor detected two new problems: I was developing scoliosi, with a significant pattern, since it was at the superior part of the back and oriented towards my heart (like if it wanted to surround it), and at the same time I was diagnosed with mild cardiac insufficiency, which I think wasn't that surprising since my heart always did that heart murmur that still does today. The first years, let's say up to my 16-17, I wasn't really haven't any problem. I was physically very active though, which helped a lot. After that I felt on a depression for many reasons that I think it would be pointless to go deep on them, but there's a few: self-esteem problems, alcoholic parent, living in a toxic little town and so on... Mix this with the fact that I'm diagnosed with giftedness since I was a kid, which means my mind is a storm of thoughs 24/7 that I'm not always strong enough to handle (another thing for another topic though). It was at this time when the consistent pain begun. It kinda come and go, and was focused sometimes on my lower back, sometimes on my upper back or even on my chest, like if it was surrounding the heart, which is exactly how I feel right now while writing it (well, in fact, even worse, since I'm struggling with my neck and other parts, but I'll go deep on this later). From this age til today, It has become way worse, beginning to rise to some serious levels of pain at the university (around 21-24 years old back then). To begin with, I can only sleep looking at the ceiling, not sided. My pain made it impossible most of the time, unless I'm so exhausted that I can sleep on any position. At the age of 27 I got a fantastic lucky strike. Just starting my holidays literally 30 minutes ago, a drunk guy did an illegal movement and crash with the car I was in, just when we where about to stop the car (luckily we where in a town, so it was a """"slow"""" crash). No one died, but I was so "lucky" that I got the worse part, since the vehicle crashed towards my window ( I was on the back seats) and although instinctively I tried to protect myself rising my left arm, it obviously wasnt enough to prevent a terrible pain and temporal suffocation since my rib cage was momentarily compressed. I went through a terrible month of pain and opiates. Literally laughing was something I couldn't handle. Now I'm 32 and things have gotten way worse. I have an specific point on my back and chest where the pain focuses and reaches its peak: it begins on the left scapula and goes through to my chest drawing an imaginary diagonal that feels like if you were stabbed on your back. Constantly. I usually cry, when depressive rollercoaster goes on. Recently I took an overdose of diazepam after an argument with someone important for me, just because I wanted to stop the situation of physical and psychological pain simultaneously. I didn't want to die, but I did not care either, to be honest. I just wanted the pain (in big terms, both physical and mental) to stop and literally did not even care if I die. Maybe its not easy to understand the process I went through at that moment, but I didn't thought something like "no one loves me and I'm absolute trash, I want to die". It was more like "this is an unspeakable pain, outside and inside, I just want it to stop right now, and I don't really care about the output as long as it stops". So I slept like a baby this night, but I think I should be scared (my family was and its my fault) because I found myself on a situation where I rationally decided that it was worthy to take the risk of an overdose to get out of the painful situation. I wasn't crying desperetely for help or something similar, I was just full of pain and frustration, even in form of fury, a feeling that has never been common on me (in fact, people tend to say that I'm very calm). Recently I've been fired illegally (that's another story, based on how much of a psychopaths bosses can be) and I have to go through the whole process of reporting the company, which increases my physical pain (and then, the psychological) even more. I can't remember the last time I haven't pain on my upper back and/or neck. I went to some physical therapies that helped me, and I want to go again, but turns out they are expensive and I'm just a poor worker in a poor country like Spain -don't let anyone fool you with the "being a member of European Union" thing-. During those therapies I understood the role of my surgery as a baby and the accident when it comes to back pain. I mean, knowing this did not help with the pain itself, but it made a lot of sense since my body is literally curving towards the heart like attempting to protect it from terrible situations it already went through. Nowadays, I can have pain on nearly every part (not simultaneously, though) of the left side of my body -in fact, my body is "higher" on the left side, than the right side, as consequence of all this-, til the point that I had to "retire" from football recently because my left knee is giving me constant pain, which is funny since I have 0 weight problems that could be related with that, I mean, my knee never had to support a lot of weight, I'm 1.8m tall and weighted 65-70 kg my entire adult life (and comparable values while being a kid). I have ¿fear? (I don't know if this is the word, since I'm not scared) that someday I may just had enough of all this struggle. In fact, I can't imagine 32 more years of this. Not even 10, to be honest. I'd like to keep going with my dreams (I have goals, like working hard to own a house, and a life with my girlfriend. I have hobbies since I like to code, playing football, playing chess, practice astronomy, being with my friends, being close to my beloved mother...) but I don't know for how long I could still rationally choose that all of them are worthy enough to keep myself tanking this pain. In fact, I'm crying right now while holding an imaginary backstab on my left side and another one on my neck. It's not a desperate cry of someone going through a very deep sorrow caused by a recent event of any nature. It's just desperation and being emotionally exhausted because I'm physically exhausted. Thanks if someone read til this point, specially with my messy English. And if not, I completely understand it, I just wanted to scream for a while and I've chosen this place, this time. ​ TL;DR : Chronic pain is a life sentence. Don't know how much time I may handle it.