Rubber Band Snapping Feeling In Neck

Ligaments and tendons are soft tissues that attach to bones yet they also can have strong elasticity similar to a rubber band.

Rubber band snapping feeling in neck. What causes a snapping feeling in neck shooting up to head. Even if you pull it hard it will still spring back. Today the area is still sore. It scares me every time it does it because it catches.

This happened 3 more times before i realized that what i thought was someone shooting me with a rubber band was actually an internal issue. Snapping is generally caused by a tendon and or bursa. I can relate with you i ve been to pain management treatments and chiropractor they both look at me like i m making this up. Snapping will be herein differentiated from popping at a joint by the more common description of snapping as a superficially felt sensation.

Facial tingling and drooping features. It feels like something pops or snaps the pain is sharp and only lasts for a minute or so almost like a tendon or muscle snaps in half obviously thats not what it is. Painful neck rubber band feeling. Now think of an old dried out rubber band.

When the attack occurs there is no warning. Support forums multiple sclerosis. Every once in a while i was get a painful sensation on the right side of my neck. I was sitting at my desk when i felt a rubber band snap the side of my neck which caused my neck to jerk.

I always have sinus pressure but this time it did not clear up w. This happened for about 10 minutes straight and it was all over my forehead. The pain lasts about 30 seconds and my vision is effected. Or in any muscle group that bands around your body like your neck head around your arm or leg as opposed to the kind of spasticity that moves up and down the muscle causing contractions in your leg for example.

I turn my neck and bam it occurs maybe once a month. Md every so often i if i turn my head suddenly i get a snapping feeling like an elastic band snapped in my neck and shoots up the left side of my head first i am wondering what this. It will withstand a lot of stretching and still return to its original shape. The tendon or bursa may be inflamed and if so will often cause painful snapping.

Then after a few minutes its fine. If that old rubber band is gently stretched and then released it will maintain its shape. I looked around the classroom for the rubber band shooting culprit but never saw anyone. Snapping sensation like a rubberband being popped on my forehead during a flight.

I can feel it on the entire length of my neck. However if it is suddenly pulled forcefully.