Sore Trapezius

[Vigilante]

Hey all,

I have not posted in sometime and been getting on ok to be honest, not really worrying over my health as much.

I re-started going to the gym just after xmas and also re-learning how to swim (it really has been that long), I was also waiting for an outpatient appointment with a blood specialist to discuss results of the various blood testing she had done before xmas.

Anyways I did some seated shoulder pressing at the gym along with deadlifts and dumbbell shrugs about 1.5 weeks for the next 3 days I could feel a kind of pinch like pain from both shoulders. I then decided to go back to the gym and workout my back/chest as well as go for a swim and sauna (this was last thursday) after this I felt very stiff in both shoulders and all of my trapezius muscles from mid back to my neck and it quickly turned to what feels like a raw sunburn type pain ( just very tense and sore) It has been like this now for 1 week solid with no let up despite painkillers. I did see a dr yesterday who basically said muscular and my traps felt very tense.

Has anyone actually had this? its a very strange type of pain that can also be felt the same by feeling or massaging my back muscles.

My tests results were fine too and I have now been discharged.

[LunaLiuna]

I get a lot of upper body muscle problems because of my TMJ, I know the best thing for me is a nice warm bath.

The other things you could try are, ibuprofen gel, which will reduce the inflammation and soothe the pain.

Anti inflammatory foods and spices.

Myofascial release massage, you'll need a tennis ball or a ball around the same size for this though (YouTube has tonnes of videos on how to do it)

And finally Epsom salts or lavender for the bath :)

[Fishmanpa]

Oh Yeah... many moons ago I was into natural body building and did stuff like that all the time. It's just your muscles screaming in protest. Lay off, let it heal. OTC muscle pain creams (Ben Gay/Icy Hot etc.) along with a heating pad and stretching and it will ease up.

Make sure you allow the muscles to heal. When you work your back, give it 2-4 days before you do so again. So, break your workout up into upper body/lower body and alternate, resting a day in between workouts.

Mon: Chest, shoulders, back, triceps, abs (in that order. Large to small muscle groups)

Wed: Quads, hams, calves, biceps

Fri: Chest, shoulders, back, triceps, abs

Mon: Quads, hams, calves, biceps

etc.

Look into supplements like L-Glutamine and BCAA's. They help your body to heal faster. Drinking a whey protein shake immediately after a workout with those additional supps feeds your muscles and body and promotes healing as well.

Positive thoughts