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I am a nurse and while moving a pt a heavy one the doctor said i sprained my neck left shoulder and elbow how long will this take to heal?
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Couple of weeks: It sounds like you strained some muscles in the cervical spine, upper back and arm with rest, ice and possibly nsaids, you should improve over 1-2 weeks.
Answered 9/28/2012
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