Oh, so sorry, Dave.... this new situation sounds really painful.
Last week I was searching for someone else and found this link to be very helpful for me.
http://breakingmuscle.com/mobility-r...r-injured-neck
The 3rd one especially is nice.
You can make your own epsom salt poultice with a soft towel soaked in a concentrated epsom salt warm water pan. You will need a piece of plastic wrap to protect your bed. But you can lie on this for a half an hour or so as often as you need. I once made epsom salt poultice like this upNorth for my knee. (we don't have a bathtub up there).
3 or 4 ounces to a quart of warm water and then soak up the small towel or cotton cloth with it. It is close to what the epsom lotion does. The magnesium will soak thru your neck and block the pain receptors for a while. It does wear off and need to be repeated the next day.
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