Do not go to a chiropractor first.
I was having similar symptoms as you and I went to a chiropractor for the first time in my life--at 45. 1 because I knew him and 2 because he was close and convenient.
He took a full set of x-rays and determined that my atlas was out by x-amount of degrees. Did a starting "mild" according to him adjustment and I left. Nothing else remarkable "appeared" to him in the x-rays.
A few hours later I was in excruciating pain.
I then went to my regular Dr. who sent me in for an MRI. One ruptured cervical disc and one herniated.
Regular Dr sent me to a specialist who stated that a chiropractic adjustment could have left me paralyzed.
Go to a regular Dr and do not put it off. The best relief I got at home was an over the door traction device like this
http://www.amazon.com/OTC-Over-Cervical-Traction-Complete/dp/B000JNLT0I/ref=pd_bbs_3?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1241038077&sr=8-3
about 20 minutes at a time a few times a day.
Good luck,