I had a lot of neck and shoulder pain on my scott contessa xs (I am a middle-aged short fire hydrant shaped person) - although not cool - I saw this

"Bring HandlebarsCloser! Always a darn good idea AX50 Adapter from Yellow Jersey" http://www.yellowjersey.org/ax50.html

and I bought one - It has helped me a lot - it is uncool and real roadies scoff - but I can ride more comfortably with it. I figure that after riding upright for 45 years - switching over to roadbike was going to be a process and this might help me ease into it - it is easy to attach (I did it and I am seriously mechanically impaired) and I can take it off when my body/muscles ect get stronger, used to new position in increments etc. If I can figure out how to post photo - I will.