To make a very long story short, I have been dealing with chronic neck and back tightness/pain for the last two years.
It feels like nothing is aligned properly. Like my my right shoulder/chest/etc are an inch or two in front of my left side when looking in the mirror, I am standing perfectly straight it would appear to the naked eye.
My neck and back and shoulders, like a normal person with their knuckles, will crack pretty much the entire day to the point that it's become almost a tick because the release of that gas provides (very) short term relief from pain that is there.
I've been rolling out on tennis balls, lacrosse balls, foam rollers, etc. which helps immensely. I also had been going to a chiropractor three times per week for three months before it got too expensive, and I stopped because it didn't seem like the juice was worth the squeeze when the foam rollers and sitting in the hot tub provided far more relief.
While lifting has contributed I'm sure, I can't pinpoint one specific injury that caused this, leading me to believe that being a slave in a desk chair for 12 hours per day put an incredible strain on my upper back and neck; if you see those memes explaining what iPhones are doing to our posture, the pain is located right where that arch is when you have your head facing down.
I ended up buying a stand up desk for both work and home, and that has helped a little bit as well.
Basically put, I'm 27 years old, and shouldn't be incapable of getting out of bed due to back/neck pain on some days which is what is currently happening. The Chiro simply stated that it takes time, and while I've seen a dramatic change over the last year or so (really took the situation by the balls when it got so bad that I couldn't lift weights any more), I was wondering if anybody else has experienced something like this and how they went about remedying the situation.
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. I'm desperate for non-surgical solutions at this point. Please help.
Thanks!
It feels like nothing is aligned properly. Like my my right shoulder/chest/etc are an inch or two in front of my left side when looking in the mirror, I am standing perfectly straight it would appear to the naked eye.
My neck and back and shoulders, like a normal person with their knuckles, will crack pretty much the entire day to the point that it's become almost a tick because the release of that gas provides (very) short term relief from pain that is there.
I've been rolling out on tennis balls, lacrosse balls, foam rollers, etc. which helps immensely. I also had been going to a chiropractor three times per week for three months before it got too expensive, and I stopped because it didn't seem like the juice was worth the squeeze when the foam rollers and sitting in the hot tub provided far more relief.
While lifting has contributed I'm sure, I can't pinpoint one specific injury that caused this, leading me to believe that being a slave in a desk chair for 12 hours per day put an incredible strain on my upper back and neck; if you see those memes explaining what iPhones are doing to our posture, the pain is located right where that arch is when you have your head facing down.
I ended up buying a stand up desk for both work and home, and that has helped a little bit as well.
Basically put, I'm 27 years old, and shouldn't be incapable of getting out of bed due to back/neck pain on some days which is what is currently happening. The Chiro simply stated that it takes time, and while I've seen a dramatic change over the last year or so (really took the situation by the balls when it got so bad that I couldn't lift weights any more), I was wondering if anybody else has experienced something like this and how they went about remedying the situation.
Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. I'm desperate for non-surgical solutions at this point. Please help.
Thanks!
