Might have to give up riding

[zman]

Just an update, It seems I have fixed one major neck problem and wearing a helmet is no problem anymore least for now. After this post and more then a year of severe neck pain I went to work finding a way to loosen it up, I finally ended up laying on my back with my neck at the edge of the bed and a towel rolled up under it then used my hands to push my forehead back and to the left and right. Every day for several days ,heard plenty of cracking/popping but it worked, still tight and some popping going on but but so much better and no pain wearing a helmet, Chin is up posture is even better...I should have tried this sooner, the trick was getting my hands to push back and twist while the pain increased, Looks like I am on the mend with do it yourself chiropractics.
Still working on it but way better.
Thanks for the well wishes and hope all of you stay on 2 wheels without pain.

 

[Omega Man]

Good to hear Jeff!

 

[slabghost]

i love good news especially doityerself fixes that work!

 

[Ansimp]

Great to hear Jeff :good:
My wife hangs off the edge of the bed to sort her back out as well, seems to work well for her :yes:

 

[dan filipi]

I roll my head far right, back and left and hear popping all the time.
I find if I'm getting a light headache doing this relieves it usually.

 

[zman]

The insurance companies really should provide chiropractic coverage, Its a proven cure if only the cracker would just get to work cracking and not try and milk you with pre crack visits and after crack maintenance.

 

[joedrum]

z-man nothing good for you is ever covered ...well i take that back...there good at covering anything good up ...sheesh

 

[detdrbuzzard]

well jeff don't give up just yet, on the wing or on riding!
I've had a pinched nerve ( c-7 ) and herniated disc in my neck since '98. couldn't ride a bike from then until '07. get rid of the wing isn't likely to happen, I need all the comfort I can get. when I got back on a bike my thought went to the number one thing that would more than likely affect my neck the helmet. you would think a half helmet would be the ticket but it doesn't feel balanced on my head and caused the most problems so I gave it to my nephew. what I ended up with at the time was an hjc cs12 because for a ff helmet it was light weight. my neck is stronger now and wear a 3/4 hjc ac-3 helmet. the wing despite being heavy offers a great ride for me, not too harsh. I still go through times when I'm uncomfortable but it happens even if I'm in the cage. be comfortable and stay relaxed