Yes, I have a SEVERE stiff neck that travels down my spine and across my shoulders and up to the back of my head. I have a temperature of just over 99 and that is high for me. My age is 70 and once before in the early summer I had symptoms a bit like this without the fever. That time I had a month of physical therapy and it went away. I use some support behind my back when I drive. But now I can not rest at all and woke in severe pain after about 2 hours in bed
hello must see a physician for fever and neck symptoms. In meantime, take Advil tabs twice a day after meals, do hot fomentation of neck and apply muscle relaxant gel to neck three times a day. Do isometric cervical exercises for 10 minutes 3 times a day, and relax in bed for 3 days. A X-ray of neck should be done if there is recurrence so that spondylitis is ruled out best wishes