[yuujirou]

hmm... a bit late on this... but....

R.I.C.E is typically the way to go for most injuries relating to stress >.>''

that is...

Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation

and... if i'm understanding properly from what you've posted on this topic....
i don't think your stretching enough..
and you may not be warming up properly before a routine....
or.. you're just not strong enough to handle the stress of a routine x.x''

stretching 'properly' before doing anything helps warm you up and increases your over all flexibility. While your muscles are cold, they are extremely prone to injuries, so raising your internal temp by a few degrees through light exercise is the way to go =3


oh and for post injuries.. like... 24 hours after incident....
try applying cycles of warm and cold to the injured spot.
like... ice for 20 minutes, then heat for another 20, then re-ice
might help, might not.. but worth a try...

though like mmm said... ice works best when it's applied immediately after an injury...


and now that i think about it....
maybe you just have a knot in your neck? ._.''
like... maybe from excessive tensions
...try having someone massage it and see if it helps >.>'


oh....and.. on further thought... .. don't think i've ever heard of anyone ever pulling a muscle in their neck area.... =\
even when my friend got into a car accident... like.. the backlash gave a huge knot in her neck...
and after a bit of massaging over the area... she felt 'much' better >.>''

(you'll know it's a knot if a muscle is the source of pain, and when you try to squeeze it, it's tense and very stiff. also, i believe it should feel like one of those things were you try to 'pop' it but you can never really do it)