Hello, This is really bothering me and I
don't know where else to turn.
I'm 20 years old, College student, I
support myself and manage to get by. I eat
healthy and take vitamins, and have for
the past month been going to the GYM. The
only supplement I have been using is Whey
protein.
A week ago today actually, I was doing
some Squats. I increased the weight on my
3rd set (about 10-20 pounds heavier then
what I useually do). I did 6 reps and
struggled to finish. On the 10th Rep I
struggled to get the bar up, and strained
something / popped something, I don't
know. Thats what I'm hear to find out...
No where else to turn at the moment.
A sharp pain in the back right of my head
overwhelmed my body. For 30seconds I Could
barley do anything. It was a sharp
continous pain. After about 2 minutes it
went away, but I was left with a huge
headache.... I decided that was enough for
the day and I left. This next morning I
woke up and could barley move my neck
(Most likley not cause by this... I think
I just slept weird... but incase it has
something to do with it Im writing it). My
neck pain is virtaully gone, a slight pain
when i turn my neck to my left shoulder.
The weird part is... Anytime I work out,
that sharpe pain in the back right of my
head comes back. Sometimes during the day,
Ill get a slight headache also. I went to
go do some pushups the other night, I did
2 sets of 50, and the pain came back. IT
seem's to occure when my blood starts to
pump / my heart rate increase.
This is starting to worry me now, for I
have not been able to workout for a week.
I don't have insurance so I have not gone
to the doctor to get it examined. I'm not
sure if this will go away?
Any help / suggestions or ideas would be
greatly appreciated.
(Sorryn ot sure what part of forum to post
this on)
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chicagocole24
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Feb 2007 Posts: 43 Location: illinois
Posted: 03-02-07 15:31pm
That is the same reason I found this
site..... I get these shrp shooting pains
inthe right side of my head, they useually
only last a second or 2 but the scar me
and catch me off guard.... when i found
this site I saw that is was really common
which put my mind at ease... I am still
going to go check at the doctor and get an
mri but I dont have as much anxiety about
it. It usually happens when i get mad or
make a sudden move, like I was running up
my stairs the other day. some say its from
stearing at a computer or tv all day. some
days it does it a lot some days not at
all....Its weird. I would still go to the
doctor to go get it checked out though.
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jadkins05
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Mar 2007 Posts: 17 Location: Florida
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Hmm Posted: 03-02-07 15:39pm
I'am a graphic / web designer. I'm looking
at a computer for roughly 15hrs a day. But
I have been for many years.
I know its related to when I was doing
squats, for that is where the origanl pain
came from. I have been told it could just
be a nerve, and it will eventually stop.
and so many other things. But I figured if
any people here have had the same issure,
or experienced in this area I should ask.
Thanks alot for the reply Chicagocole24!
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funkyspunkymonky
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Aug 2008 Posts: 1
Posted: 08-07-08 11:01am
Hey Jadkins05,
I've experienced the same thing. I'm 32
and also a graphic designer and have been
going to the gym for about 6 years now.
the head pain has happened to me a few
times too and just resurfaced two weeks
ago. I googled for head pain and found
this forum. I was doing bench presses and
when I neared the end of set, I got a
sharp pain in the back left of my head.
Scarred the crap out of me because the
pain is so intense. It goes away after
about 45 minutes and leaves me with a
slight headache. 2 days ago I got it again
when doing pullups. At my last pullup I
got the pain in the same place. I've
deduced that it is a strain from high
intensity. It always happens at the end of
my set and I noticed that my breath is
held at that moment too. The solution is
to probably avoid intensity at the gym
and/or increase rest.
On a different topic, I occasionally get
eye strain from staring at a computer all
day. It feels like a type of headache, but
I've been doing this long enough to
realize what it really is. If anybody
experiences this, I suggest taking a break
or do something else like clean your
office, etc. Turning down the brightness
on your monitor can help too.
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infolurker1
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Aug 2008 Posts: 13
Posted: 08-21-08 12:31pm
See my other posts for details but I am 40
and never had a headache before until the
icepick / vascular spasm issue behind and
slightly above the right ear.
Long story but milk and milk products were
my problem. this includes cheese and
everything else with milk in it.
Try to stop milk for a couple of weeks
with a daily pepsi and see if it clears
up.
I hope this helps
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DarkStar189
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Sep 2008 Posts: 1
Posted: 09-30-08 23:02pm
Thank god someone else has my same problem
haha. Back when I was 17 years old (I'm
21 now), I first encountered this problem.
The first time it happened I was doing
push ups and pushing myself a little too
hard. I got that pain and it scared the
crap out of me. Eventually I got a bunch
of tests done at quite a few doctors and I
never got a clear answer on what the
problem was. Most doctors concluded I
just worked myself too hard and strained
something. But anyways, the head pain
would go away just like you all said, but
I think it finally took about 1-2 months
for it to finally stay away. I only got
it when I'd exercise.
But I guess the reason I'm here sadly is
because the pain came back the other day
when I was bench pressing. I was on my
last set and just like the original
poster, I pushed my self to get the bar
back up on my last rep. That's when I got
the pain again. It's one of the most
annoying things in the world. I still
haven't found a real "cure" for getting it
to go away faster.
