Hurt back-workout and diet questions
Ok, here's the deal. I pulled my back at work. It felt like my lower back (right side) at first. It hurt to walk up stairs, etc. I went to the doctor and the pain had moved up a bit. He said it was my erector spinae and my lat. I figured I could still do some light training for my chest, bis, tris, etc. Well I went in on chest day and felt no immediate pain. Towards the end of my workout, I felt almost a cramp at my trap origin at the base of my skull. I had a slight headache for about an hour afterwards. Well I took the next day off and went into the gym to do bi's. First set of my workout was standing bbell curls. Holy crap, it felt like my trap was going to rip a skull plate off. I quit after about 2 reps. I went home, took my muscle relaxers (which I have been taking two a day), and held heat on the back of my head. When I woke up the next day my traps (only at the origin on my skull) were really tight and sore. I scheduled another doc appointment and will be going in today. My only guess is that I would normally use my lats for stability and control while lifting and my traps had to compensate for it. I hope this doesn't last to much longer. My lower back feels fine now, but I'm resting for the rest of the week and the weekend and I'll see how I feel Monday (which is back/lat day, so I may skip). My questions are the following:
Why would my traps be hurting if I injured my erector spinae and lats?
Should I still be continuing my bulking diet? 4k+cal, 4xx+pro, 4xx+carb? Or should I cut back while not lifting?
What stretches should I be doing before my lifts to prepare myself?
Thanks!