Acute neck pain/ injury at the gym

[Canuck Physio]

Hi,

i was bench pressing in the gym yesterday with a flat incline and was on my last repetition for a particular weight when i felt/ heard something tear or pop postero- superiorly in my neck. immediately i felt what i can only describe as a blood rush to my neck and head to the point were i thought my head was going to burst. the only painful part of this was the throbbing and not when i felt/ heard the tear/ pop. has anyone any input on this? the throbbing took about 5mins to go away and then i was fine but when i went to lift anymore weights the throbbing was re- appearing with increasing repetitions????

Please see a physiotherapist or a doctor to rule our any vestibular artery deficiencies. The neck is something that is too difficult to treat via the web. It is difficult to tell what the problem is and especially for you to attempt any self tests as without knowing what the problem is you could easily faint.

I hope other Physios on here will recommend the same in light of the issue.

[linbin]

hi friend
i totally agree with the above suggestion

[kierandj]

thanks friends,

i had this problem about a year ago and it took about 4 weeks to resolve. i went to the gym to do resistance training a few times over the 4 weeks and i was forced to leave after 5mins or so due to the throbbing in the head/ neck increasing with increasing repetitions... could i have torn any of the structures in the neck that aren't innervated?