pulled muscle?

[HighBall]

my friend was doing flatbench, and he thinks he puled a muscle, but it was in the back of his skull. It was a sharp shooting pain, and it bothers him when he lifts.

Is there a muscle in the back of your head?

 

[leatherface]

ah god. I had this happen to me over the summer. Regardless of the injury, I still tried to lift the next day and week, but the pain was so bad, i just couldn't do it. After 2 weeks it didn't go away so I went to get x-rays, they said nothing was wrong though. After like 3 weeks it completely healed, but i was out of lifting for 2 weeks and felt so guilty and weak hehe. I'm not sure what to tell your friend, only thing that helped me was rest.

 

[louden_swain]

yep, the traps tie into the back of the skull. Rest is the best solution.

 

[michaelcoutts]

Yes louden is correct. your upper trapezius muscles and some smaller neck muscles all tie onto the back of the skull.

The injury is probably a strained tendon or muscle near the tendon at the base of the muscle insertion.

Problem is that you still have to keep your neck moving or else that tendon becomes stiff and it gets worse so some good stretches are beneficial.

 

[HighBall]

thanks for the replies!