About a month ago I started getting cricks on the right side of my neck after workouts.....sharp stabbing pain on moving my head that stretches from top of the shoulder to behind my ear. It seems to be getting worse. I've been working on improving my catch and early vertical forearm, and the pain started about when I thought I'd finally gotten it right (got faster, too!). But I also increased my stroke rate and bilateral breathing (more breathing to the right, not always just left), confounding the picture. Does anyone know about this, or have any thoughts? Thanks
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Since you mention the shoulder and the neck, something is getting squeezed and irritated - neck muscles or rotator cuff muscles most likely. When I experience this, I put ice on it immediately after the workout and ice a couple more times during the day and try to avoid hyperextension of the neck (at the computer also), which can pinch the nerves. Doing some external rotation with resistance bands will help stabilize the rotator cuff muscles. Amazingly, I often find long stints at the computer hurt my shoulder/neck more than swimming so I purchased a brace to retract my shoulders so I don't get impingement while typing... Good luck!
Since you mention the shoulder and the neck, something is getting squeezed and irritated - neck muscles or rotator cuff muscles most likely. When I experience this, I put ice on it immediately after the workout and ice a couple more times during the day and try to avoid hyperextension of the neck (at the computer also), which can pinch the nerves. Doing some external rotation with resistance bands will help stabilize the rotator cuff muscles. Amazingly, I often find long stints at the computer hurt my shoulder/neck more than swimming so I purchased a brace to retract my shoulders so I don't get impingement while typing... Good luck!
