I first noticed it on a run a while back but thought it was an isolated incident and I really didn't think that it came from running or working out. Even so, I haven't really done much running since then so I don't know why the pain continued.
I often have a pain in my neck (literally) and it feels like I have a very tight muscle and I can't turn my head all they way to the right side. This comes and goes and I'm not really sure what it comes from. It's always on the same side.
But this time the neck was the least of my worries. I've been having this pain in my upper back (on the right side) below my shoulder. Any time I yawn, cough, or take a deep breath I can feel the pain in my chest. I feel so cramped up and have been having Scott crack my back and shoulders every night and believe me, it all cracks!
After feeling this way all week at Disney, I finally made a Chiro appointment which was yesterday.
I told the Dr. what was wrong and as he sized me up, he could tell right away my neck was out of alignment and with one quick whip of the neck he cracked it into place! Wow, I did not see that coming.
Next, I was hooked up to the muscle stimulation machine which I've used before when I would come in for my hip and ITband. I can't say I exactly like this feeling. If you've never used this machine before, it's electro pads they put on your skin and then its like a million spiders crawling around on your skin in order to stimulated your muscles. It doesn't hurt but sometimes the intensity can be too much and it is uncomfortable.
He then worked on my back and it did feel like every muscle in my body was cracking. It felt refreshing. When I left there I felt okay but he said if I still feel problems to come back again on Friday.
Not more than an hour later, I felt the same thing. My neck doesn't hurt. but I have the same exact pain below my shoulder and I can feel pain in my chest when I breath, yawn, sneeze or cough. I told one of my friends about this and she knew exactly what I was talking about and even explained the exact feeling to me before I even told her everything I was feeling. She has felt like this before.
I really don't want to go back to the Chiro on Friday because I'm not sure what more he will do for me other than what he already did. I'm hoping that he at least loosened something up maybe and it will work itself out over the next few days. -M
Have you ever had this feeling? If so, what does it come from?