Hi fellow swimmers!
I'm looking for any advice that you may be able to provide. I started swimming about 2 months ago and joined the masters team 1 month ago. I've been swimming anywhere from 3-5 days/week. Before 2 months ago I did not swim regularly at all and never really developed any techniques.
I've started having neck pain over the past 3 weeks that is situated right where my neck meets my shoulder. It doesn't necessarily hurt while swimming, but throughout the day the pain seems to increase. It almost feels bruised inside. I thought maybe I did too much kicking with a kickboard so I stopped using a kickboard a week ago. Pain still continues. My chiropractor just told me I'm likely using new muscles.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Jason
While the rest have advice on the why part of this, I have a suggestion for how to make it feel better short term. I keep a tennis ball both at work and home. When I have tight spots like that I put the ball between the sore spot and a wall (or the floor), using it to put pressure on the muscle and massage it. It helps a ton!
While the rest have advice on the why part of this, I have a suggestion for how to make it feel better short term. I keep a tennis ball both at work and home. When I have tight spots like that I put the ball between the sore spot and a wall (or the floor), using it to put pressure on the muscle and massage it. It helps a ton!
