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I injured my neck exercising. Ironicly I felt the first twinge doing a neck relaxation exercise where I roll my head around while conciously relaxing and letting gravity do the work.
I felt another twinge doing V-ups (sit ups) but the pain wasn't an issue till late in the day when I did mostly light but repetitive lifting while working over three hours. That night I tried to get up from the bed (bathroom) at 3:am and it took me literaly 1/2 an hour. I couldn't get back to sleep or even lay down- intense pain.
Well it's been 6 days and feeling a lot better but I'm not yet out of the woods. I got 3 different meds from the doc which help but I hate taking as I have a love/hate relationship with opioid pain pills. Tommorow when I stop taking them on one hand I'll be happy as I know the risks, but on the other I'll really miss them and pine for more.
My questions are; how long should I wait before continuing weight lifting and cardio and what can I do to not re-injure my neck? THANKS!