any sherbro physiotherapist or lifting experts here?

[EatMyShorts]

Try rotating your head to the side, flex your neck forward - then have someone press on the crown of your head.

Do both sides.

If this elicits pain on the opposite side - it may indicate disc pathology.

Given the positioning - it's unlikely to be a slipped cervical disc.

Basically more than likely a muscle spasm around your upper traps, rhomboids, elevator scapula - that region.

Try the tennis ball trick - active release.
Or get your girlfriend to gently lean into the affected area with the palm of her hand; you want to reduce muscle firing, so she's basically "chilling that muscle out".

You should feel it release after a couple minutes hold - i.e. the spasm giving way.

That's what the majority of musculoskeletal therapy consists of.


Also - you may perceive it as a slipped disc, as acute muscle spasms can "radiate" pain to distal locations.

I would be amazed if you herniated a disc from that position.

 

[4daLuLZ]

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[EL CORINTHIAN]

You probably overextended the shit out of your neck and tweaked some of the muscle tie ins in that area. I used to get it a lot and it got so bad I thought I herniated a disc in my neck but went to the doctor's dnd they assured me it was a spasm that would take a couple weeks to go away with rest. It eventually did but yea....try to keep a neutral neck when rowing or doing any pulling for that matter.