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Working out - Stiff neck & Light headed
I was feeling a lump in my throat a few weeks ago and it made my workouts difficult. One day i then made it worse by rushing my shoulder workout which left my neck feeling tight and swollen. I then felt dizzy and stopped working out. I rested for about a week and now i can't seem to have a proper workout without feeling light headed, tingly face feeling, sinus blocked, ear blocked, face goes a bit numb. I have been working out for 3 years and have never experienced anything like this. I have had blood tests and ultrasound for any thyroid problems, and nothing was wrong. I tried getting a massage and doing neck stretches but im not sure if its working. So all in all my neck muscles feel kinda tight during normal days and when i workout it gets worse. Please help if you have any idea what is going on! thanks :)
The light headed thing you're getting in workouts is from dehydration. Drink at least 80 ounces of water a day if you're working out intensely. It also may be from the sudden workout intensity and not being used to it. You may also be positioning yourself incorrectly during weight workouts.
So sorry to hear that...
I don't have your problem Thank God!
And who handles your problems from the head on up?
I said Neurosurgeon because if it's a nerve or disc I would want that opinion first. My neurosurgeon does from the head on down!
Not sure why a neurosurgeon for cervical discs -- when I had that problem, and I still do, I was sent to a neck and back specialist who was an orthopedist. But that develops slowly, not all of a sudden. I wonder if you didn't just twist something that day you did your shoulders -- shoulder pain is often connected to cervical discs, as Gym says, but is more often muscular. It also could be an infection of the type that is difficult to find -- that would explain the sinus problems and dizziness, which suggest a sinus or inner ear infection or at least some congestion. Got any seasonal allergies that might have kicked into gear? Had a flu or cold lately? It might be lingering and settled in your neck and shoulder muscles.
It could even be a cervical disc. Have you been seen by a Neurosurgeon?
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no i haven't, but im not sure if it's that serious. I don't feel any pain. Just discomfort! I have also researched a few things, and some say stress and anxiety my cause this but idk..
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