Neck Pain

[Sixguns]

I dont know if I slept funky last night or a pulled/strained something in my neck but holy crap it hurts. I worked out chest yesterday with no problems but when I woke up this morning, it hurts to even move my head around. The pain is going down the back right side into my should area. It really hurts if I bend my neck backwards. I hope I just slept wrong and that it will go away.

 

[surfsatwerk]

Go to a chiro imo. Necks are fairly easy to pop back in to place.

 

[highland145]

^^^2nd

 

[Saint Nick]

When I am stressed out, I get these horrible knots in my lats next to my shoulder blade. Is that similar to what you're describing?

 

[Sixguns]

When I am stressed out, I get these horrible knots in my lats next to my shoulder blade. Is that similar to what you're describing?

Not really a knot, feels like a strain really. But as the day went by, it started to loosen up.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

Go to a chiro imo. Necks are fairly easy to pop back in to place.

So completely and utterly not true. Most people have complex hyper and hypomobilities of different segments within the neck. Most necks, in fact, cannot be popped back into place and fixed for long term. Many people go back to the chiropractor weekly or monthly. That's not a solution, that's a crutch. If the chiropractor focuses on remedying the pathology long term via suboccipital release, selective manipulation, and exercise, then great. I haven't met one that does that for cervical spine yet.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

I used to get that kind of pain all the time. It took me a while to figure out. Sometimes I sleep at night with my head to far backwards. A few nights of making sure I do a normal posture tends to fix things. Even starting off with head overly forward seems to help.

Just my experience.

 

[Dallascisco]

Might be a muscle spasm, I've gotten those before.

 

[surfsatwerk]

So completely and utterly not true. Most people have complex hyper and hypomobilities of different segments within the neck. Most necks, in fact, cannot be popped back into place and fixed for long term. Many people go back to the chiropractor weekly or monthly. That's not a solution, that's a crutch. If the chiropractor focuses on remedying the pathology long term via suboccipital release, selective manipulation, and exercise, then great. I haven't met one that does that for cervical spine yet.

I defer to your expertise. If I ever had the time and money to do so I would go back to school to learn more about sports medicine. The internet is a wonderful tool but it does not replace a formal education in the field.

 

[Sixguns]

Well today is much better. It only bugs me when I tilt my head down and it now feels like a pulling.

 

[SociallyChallenged]

I defer to your expertise. If I ever had the time and money to do so I would go back to school to learn more about sports medicine. The internet is a wonderful tool but it does not replace a formal education in the field.

I didn't mean any disrespect or "holier than thou" attitude in my original post. It's just that a lot of people defer to the chiropractors for neck pain when they typically do global manipulations, which mobilize both hyper and hypomobile segment. They seek a quick fix, rather than a long-term one. If you ever get the chance, at least take an exercise physiology class. Mine was a great experience and improved my knowledge quite a bit.