I got a neck injury about a week ago. I believe it's because I turned my head improperly (too high or rolled too much while breathing). It's the nerve or tendon that goes from below the back of the neck leading to the upper arm. It hurts when I just let my arm down like sitting at a desk, and it hurts most when my head makes the movement of over-raising/over-turning as if breathing in freestyle.
Is anyone familiar with this type of injury? Should I stop swimming for a few days or is it OK to continue daily swim? If I leave it alone will it eventually recover, and how long could that take?
This is really a damned thing as I'm just beginning to make real improvement of my freestyle! :frustrated:
Thanks in advance.
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I have had severe neck pain from pinched nerves on occasion. It can be very painfull. In every case it went away. If you did not injure it from trauma I think it will go away in a few days.
Having said that, go see a doctor.
Thanks! I hope what you say is true :) though it's already about a week now and not any better (perhaps because I continued swimming the same way every day). The comfort may be, perhaps no swimmer has been paralyzed just because of a poor breathing position?
I have had severe neck pain from pinched nerves on occasion. It can be very painfull. In every case it went away. If you did not injure it from trauma I think it will go away in a few days.
Having said that, go see a doctor.
Thanks! I hope what you say is true :) though it's already about a week now and not any better (perhaps because I continued swimming the same way every day). The comfort may be, perhaps no swimmer has been paralyzed just because of a poor breathing position?
