Right, first off, thanks guys for your suggestions. Another shower has helped and I was about to try the moist heat suggestion when april came home from shopping.
She's got me this ingenius little device. Cura-Heat they're called. You basically stick this pad to your clothing over the affected area (in my case, a scarf round my neck), and the air activates it. It produces non-medicinal, fragrance free heat for 12 hours.
I'm hoping this baby does the trick. I was hoping to get laid tonight
