I’m sorry that you’re getting pain and stiffness, ES can cause shoulder pain and arm weakness, as well as neck & occipital pain. I can’t see your styloids in your first two images, but it looks like there’s a shadow each side on the 3rd one which could be styloids- it could just be that the first 2 aren’t that clear though. I can’t label x-rays as I not up with the tech, but I would say looking at the x-ray , your hyoid bone processes look pretty long & close to your C-spine…That can cause swallowing issues and clicking in your throat, plus vascular issues if they’re close to carotid arteries. A CT with & without contrast would be better to show the styloids, if you’re able to get one of those done?
Your neck is very straight & has lost it’s curve- we do see that quite a bit with members, there are exercises to do which can sometimes help. There’s been lots of discussions about that, here’s a link to one:
List of my favourite resources on YouTube to learn anatomy - General - Living with Eagle
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