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A 25-year-old female asked:

Saw dr today in fear of painful, swollen lymph node back of neck. dr examined me and said not lymph nodes, but strained muscle. tender to touch normal?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson
Dr. Stuart Hickersonanswered
Family Medicine 34 years experience
Neck pain: These are your sub a simple muscles. They can get strand from an accident. They can become painful from a tension headache. Lymph nodes do live under these muscles. Possible to have tender lymph nodes making the muscles sore. These lymph nodes usually associated with viral process. Take anti-inflammatory. Re check if not better in week.
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Dr. Martin Raff
Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 58 years experience
Maybe: Your doctor knows best since they have examined you. Yes a strained muscle can be quite tender.
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