Question
I have a 12 year old son that is now starting to experience pain in the left side of neck with swelling and left shoulder is lower than right. What could be the problem?

Answer
Latanya,

I can't provide you with a diagnosis over the Internet, but in general, neck pain on one side with one shoulder higher than the other is often caused by muscle tension creating skeletal distortion. I recommend that your son be evaluated by a chiropractor who incorporates both soft tissue therapy and manipulation techniques to determine if this is the case. If so, treatments are usually short term (generally speaking, under 6 treatments, depending on the severity of the case).

I hope that this helps to answer your question.