It's not a training injury (I don't think). My upper back from my Traps down to just above my waist HURTS... on the 1-10 scale it's about 2-4 when laying down perfectly still in proper orthopedic position, about a 7-8 when walking with a light load, and a solid 9 if I move in certain directions. I am going to the doc on Monday, but it's the regular "lay off it and take advil for three weeks" doc.
I'm going to try to get something to help me sleep (it's starting to effect my rest). It didn't occur with any particular movement or work out. The only thing I can link it to is doing my shoulder rehab (it started the day after I started my rehab with the thera-band) but I did my rehab right! WTF!? I have an ortho office I love, but it's 850 miles away in TX. I might be able to get a referral up here, but I'll probably end up going back to TX to see that doc. He's pro-lifting during rehab...
Until then does anyone have any suggestions? Like I said, I'm going to lobby my doctor up here for something to help me with the pain for right now (I'm taking advil by the handful and it's done all of NOTHING...) and I'm icing it at night, which helps for a little while. I did a chest+back WO today, it felt really good to move it around and get blood flowing through the area while I was in the gym (I didn't really push it, I just needed to move around!), but after I cooled off the pain's back to where it was. I'm concerned because I can usually work the pain out, but it's not happening. I'm worried tomorrow morning I'm going to wake up frozen.
Sorry this was ridiculously long, but I wanted to try to answer as many obvious questions as possible. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated!
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