Hump on back of neck

Hump on the back of my neck

I had this hump for almost 7 years and went to see a doctor. He told me it was a large Lipoma and we planned the surgey. He put me on local anhestesic and proceeded to open. After a little while he told me it was not a Lipoma but a large mass of tissue.

We decided to go on with the extraction of that thing. Please give me your comments as to what it might be? here is the video:

[url]Operación de Lipoma aunque sorpresivamente resultó en algo muy diferente. - YouTube[/url]

It was sent to analysis but results will be given in 20 days.

It started to grow when I started to go to the gym and do squats with heavy weight while placing the bar in my back. Sorry about my english, thanks for your kind comments.

Ricardo.

it might be a "lipoma"

I believe the fatty lump is called a "Lipoma"

Lump on the back of the neck

I believe the fatty lump is called a "Lipoma"

Thanks Alex. In my case (video above) it was not a fatty lump, but a lump of tissue called "Neurofibroma".

My advice is to make studies before entering the operation room, as my doctor was surprised with what was found! - Everything pointed to a mere Lipoma but no!

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yes I have the hump from the steroids and it does cause my headaches at times. I have a friend who gives massages and she did my neck last week and I was right in a bad headache.

I could feel the pain lifting while she rubbed away. She said it is a muscle tightness caused by the hump. If you can get a rub just in that area try it and see if it helps. It did for me.

It is to bad to have a Hump on back of neck i had suffer the same thing earlier years. Here treatment and suggestions for you.
In this kind of crack the front ofa vertebra breaks. Since the returning of the vertebra remains unchanged, the vertebra 'tips' ahead and the backbone becomes a little bit out of alignment and the section above thefracture guidelines ahead making the returning bend a little bit.

As the backbone above the pitching wedge crack 'tip forward' they put pressure on other backbone. This pressure often causes another vertebra to develop a 'wedge fracture'. As more and more backbone failure in pitching wedge cracks, your returning becomes more and more bowed. In very advanced cases of kyphosis a person's becomes seriously curved over.

Fatty Neck Hump

With over a decade of experiencing working with people who come in concerned with their fatty neck humps, there are three very common reasons why this may occur:

1. Forward head posture
2. A reversed neck curve from trauma (called a cervical kyphosis)
3. A neck lump not to do with posture

With 1 & 2 I usually explain to my patients that with incorrect neck postures, the body lays down fat in an effort to protect the spine. So unless the underlying posture issue is corrected, the fat will not go away. A reversed neck curve (only diagnosed by xray) is difficult to correct and takes long term traction/extension neck rehab and should be done under the care of a health care practitioner (usually a chiropractor qualified in the physics of the spine).

Neck lumps not associated with posture may include cysts, lymph nodes and lipomas (benign fatty tumors).

I hope this helps.

Paula

With over a decade of experiencing working with people who come in concerned with their fatty neck humps, there are three very common reasons why this may occur:

1. Forward head posture
2. A reversed neck curve from trauma (called a cervical kyphosis)
3. A neck lump not to do with posture

With 1 & 2 I usually explain to my patients that with incorrect neck postures, the body lays down fat in an effort to protect the spine. So unless the underlying posture issue is corrected, the fat will not go away. A reversed neck curve (only diagnosed by xray) is difficult to correct and takes long term traction/extension neck rehab and should be done under the care of a health care practitioner (usually a chiropractor qualified in the physics of the spine).

Neck lumps not associated with posture may include cysts, lymph nodes and lipomas (benign fatty tumors).

I hope this helps.

Paula

Very interesting. Any ideas on what I had? this is the video:

[url]Operación de Lipoma aunque sorpresivamente resultó en algo muy diferente. - YouTube[/url]

The results were non conclusive. They lost the lab results before they were delivered to me. All we know is that this was not a Lipoma.

Thanks.

Help finding a physician

Gaz,

I have this exact same problem and need help finding a physician in the states. I found some exercises for this condition online and will start them today. I live in Indiana and need to find someone that can help with this. What is the condition called? What type of doctor do I look for?

Thanks for the help!

Schmidty

Neck Issue what is the correct terminology

Gaz,

I have experienced this same issue and I believe it started with bad posture. I work out everyday so I started some exercises I found online yesterday. I want to get an X-ray and begin message therapy, chiropractic work and an exercise plan. What is the medical terminology of this condition? What type of doctor do you look for? I am located in the United States.

Thank you in advance!

Schmidty

Hump from forward head posture, any fun treatment?

I work 10 - 12 hours a day on a computer and have similar hump. As I usually research every health situation before going to doctors, I found that overweight is the biggest problem that has to be addressed together with proper treatment. My self treatment:

1. I put a timer on my computer, set to 20 minutes. Every 20 minutes I do the following neck exercise:
Sit on the edge of the chair with straight back and firmly hold the arms of the chair, start rotating your head from the bottom of the neck very slowly approximately 10 seconds per rotation, you can figure out other exercises that work, you do have to become obsessed with fixing this problem as it does take long time and you don't want to give up. You have to be creative.

2. I bought a reversible table, that is the best for back and neck pain as when you lay upside down your vertebra is actually stretching and after only 5 minutes a day laying upside down, I can move freely, this is the most helpful of all.

3. I got a low pillow, which I put under my solders instead under the head. The purpose of this is your head will fall back lower than your back and at first might be painful but the more you do it the longer you can lay that way and as soon as you fall asleep you will probably roll away from the pillow and sleeping without a pillow feels great in the morning.

4. I am thinking of getting a massage tool, the one that is curved and easy to use for the neck without lifting your arms to reach your back, you have it in UK as Body Back Buddy on amazon. I believe self massage has to be a very important part of this treatment.

After doing this for about a month now, I am very happy with the outcome and will continue working this way.
I also lost 7 kilos in the past 8 months, only with the help of multivitamins and some food replacement:
1. Replace sugar with agave syrup (which has zero sodium and it is sweeter than sugar or honey) sugar and honey have sodium.
2. Replace bread with potato or macaroni, the east in the bread make us swollen, especially in the face.
Hope this will help some of you. I am reading all your message to find more ideas and fun ways to fight this problem, as if you do the same procedures every day it tends to become boring and I think it needs lifelong changes for a complete success. Cheers:)

e I don't wear a collared shirt. (which is what I've been hiding behind. I live in Milwaukee, WI during the school year but go back to around Green Bay, WI to go back home. Where can I go to get one of these deep massages? I have really poor posture but I have tried exercise sometimes (I'm not good at doing it regularly), but when I do my back feels stronger...
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Hi, I realise this is quite an old thread now, but i thought i would put my thoughts in, i have had a lump at the top of my spine for probably forever. i also have Intracranial hypertension which causes chronic headaches, the neck hump does not help!
I have my MRI scans as i have to have all my data with me every time i see a Neurologist as they are all useless and never read my notes, the IH situation has been going on for 26 years now.
But having seen my MRI scans i know that this is not bone (as the old appauling GP stated it was) even the report from the x-ray i had him do did not say anything about a spine problem.
I wish i could get this resolved but i cannt even get them to deal with the IH yet so hopeless does not cover it.
Hope others who have this can find a way to get it treated.

Has anyone ever been able to fix their hump? If so, please let me know how.

Dubi. I fixed it with surgery.

Neck surgery a year ago left an unsightly scar that religious use of dermalmd scar serum everyday now for a year has almost completely disappeared. also had appendix removal 6 months ago and that scar is almost gone as well. don't expect immediate results, you have to use it for a year before you start feeling good about it.