In pain and cannot move my head left or right...

KylaDenay
KylaDenay Posts: 1,585 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Yesterday I did Day 2 of 30 Day Shred and then 45 min of Leslie Sansone Walk Away the Pounds 3 mile video. My neck was in pain while doing over head press and ab crunches. It feels like I am straining something. I did my workout in the evening yesterday around 6 pm. I went out to Buffalo Wild Wings and the entire time I was in pain. I could not move my head left or right. I knew that I was going to feel worse today. I slept okay but it hurt to move. When I woke up it was hard to lift my head or even move it. Now during work it is just really stiff. I keep rubbing my shoulder and back really close to my neck. Kinda like massaging it.

Is this a tear or did I pull something? Should I wait to exercise? Has anyone experienced this? Is there anything that I should do?

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  • KylaDenay
    KylaDenay Posts: 1,585 Member
    Anyone?
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    Sounds like you pulled a neck muscle. Honestly I do this like every 6 months or so when I'm doing lat pull downs or something else that puts stress on my neck...it happens so easily when you just move it in a certain way. It sucks and will probably take a few days to subside, just take Aleve or something like that, and stay away from any upper body exercises that put stress on it.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    RICE

    Rest
    ice
    compression
    elevation

    if it doesn't go away in 2-3 days see a specialist.
  • sunflowerhippi
    sunflowerhippi Posts: 1,099 Member
    I am guessing when you did some of the ab work in 30 DS you might have pulled a bit on your neck. I have done that before and had similar pain to what you are saying.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    My neck was in pain while doing over head press and ab crunches. It feels like I am straining something

    Pain = STOP what you're doing

    With any luck you've just pulled something and will recover in a few days, check your form while doing these exercises (perhaps rather than crunches consider planks)
  • KylaDenay
    KylaDenay Posts: 1,585 Member
    Thank you so much everyone for the advice. So I take it I should get some rest. Will it be okay for me to do a light walk like at 3.0 mph? Or should I just rest up and put my heating pad/or ice on it.?

    I do not know why I did not stop. Guess it was not as painful while doing the workout, then it is now. I am just focused and now I have to take a break from the program cause of this.

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