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Invert pain trouble
I have searched the forum for answers but I cant really find a specific answer. The first few inverts I learned never hurt. Once I started not jumping into them and using a bit more control they started to hurt my side ( middle-upper ribs into the back underneath shoulder blade) like crazy. I just laid in the floor in pain the first night. Sometimes hurt s more than other times but always some pain. Did I pull a muscle? What can I do to heal it? My focus in pole is tricks, seems like all tricks begin from an invert of some sort. I do spins too but I want to continue my progress and practice in tricks so inverting is crucial. What can I do to help the pain or prevent it?
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Not sure if you pulled a muscle, but I did years ago when I started inverting. Mine was the opposite though, I did it while kicking into an invert trying to get up. I knew I did something bad because I felt the "pop" of pulled muscle, I also dropped to the floor in horrible pain and could not move. I thought I'd fractured a rib. I had tried to pole but there was no way. After weeks of sheer pain went to the doctor for xrays which showed severely pulled muslce in rib cage. I had to stop pole and all activity for a good two months. Maybe you strained something, I'd try resting it till it goes away. Maybe others can give input.
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I am most definitely not a medical professional, but from your description it sounds like you've injured your rhomboids. Whether that's a sprain / strain / pull, you'll need to give it time to rest. If you can, go see a physio because not only will they be able to work the muscle around the area and tell you waht's wrong with it, they could strap it up if it needs support and they'll give you exercises to stretch and strengtehn in whilst in recovery.
anyway, injured rhomboids can occur because you're not engaging your lats and biceps enough so maybe review your technique (when you're better). maybe post a vid and we can help you out?
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BassAddict,
I agree with tallicahild, I injured my rhomboids and the pain you're describing sounds similar to my experience. I went in and the Dr claimed it was a strain and gave me naproxen and muscle relaxers. The naproxen seemed to help more then motrin but I didn't try the flexiril because I'm not a fan of the feeling muscle relaxers give me. I took some time of inverting and still have to be very careful not to push myself. I've reinjured it just because of one sloppy, tired invert on a few occasions. Give yourself a chance to recover and also lying on a tennis ball and massage helped me when the pain was worst.
Good luck! Feel better!
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I also had this problem and found that (after giving it a little rest) Veena's conditioning lessons were the best thing I could have done for my back. There will be NO inversion progress with an injury!!! Veena is very knowledageble with the muscle groups and is available with just a quick message. I know the frustration since I have so been there. Really concentrating on posture, engaging the proper muscles, and having a good strength routine were the best medicine for me. I'd be careful though about rubbing that area with a tennis ball. I have had some muslcles that were inflamed (really felt like it burned) and it needed tlc instead of loosening it up. If you look on youtube for rhomboid exercises, you can find them easily. I will go ahead and warn you, these exercises and conditioning things are not exciting or pretty. BUT, if you start them now and continue to incorporate them into your workouts, you will do your body a favor. In fact, strength training and conditioning will increase your progress more than you can imagine. From personal experience, I would give that muscle a rest… Hope you are feeling better soon!!
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Oh, I meant to say… Think of your body as a teeter totter. When your back is hurting, the opposite side is weak. In my case, my chest and core needed more work when I strained my rhomboid. A very good friend I know ended up with weeks of PT b/c of this kind of injury and she was the one who warned me about the consequence of not listening to my body. (;
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