lately iv have been waking up very sore, not the normal DOMS after a workout, but just very stiff in my neck and back, also for the first like 5 mins of waking up i get pain in my chest if breath deep, not sure what is causing it. (i fall asleep on my side and generally wake up on my back)
i was assuming the stiffness was from the comp, the first night/morning after i could barley move my neck for the firs 10 mins of being awake, but i thought any affects from the comp would be gone by now, apart from the time it takes everything to 're-boot' and get strength back, if not possibly my bed?? (got a new bed a few months back)
hey callan...hmm typically the cause is the opposite of what you're feeling. If you're getting a pain in your chest, but routinely feel stiff in the neck and back - it's likely to be your back that's the cause, lots of nerves and ligaments run through there and often pinching a nerve, like Grippy said, can cause chest pain when you lay a certain way,or move a certain way.
When you stand upright, put your arms out in front of you, then raise them, slowly and see at which point you feel any pain? If nothing. Put your arms out to the side of your body...again, raise them slowly...and determine at which point you feel any pain?
Typically, with a pinched nerve, you'll feel the twinge immediately at the point when raising your arms. This could be because of overtraining for your comp, or it could have happened at some point during your lifts, since then (comp was a little while ago now, Were you feeling this immediately after?)
Heat. And lots of it. Stand under the hot shower and rotate your arms to the height where you felt the twinge. Do this every time you take a shower. I would recommend seeing a physio or remedial massage therapist...but I know you're 16 and may not have the means...typically a pulled nerve will correct itself on it's own. But my concern is, if it's been occuring since comp, it's already been a while.
I just worked on a client on Saturday who had a pinched nerve along side his scapula and was getting immense chest pain because of it. I put him in the shower and massaged him in there. Heat softens and relaxes the muscle...and makes it more pliable to touch and easier to soothe.
The referred pain is almost always in the opposite spot to which the injury is. i.e. if you're having chest pain, it's likely your back. If you're having back pain, it's likely your core or your chest. Shoulder injury in the back, will manifest in the arms, chest and shoulder region...etc...
Do the raising of the arms exercise for me, and let me know how you go?
Good luck.
