Is pain in the throat/neck related to working out? Posted: 10-18-06 13:29pm
Hi i'm new to this forum and i'm happy to
be a part of this community. I have a
question about a problem that has been
somewhat bothersome, and I believe it
might be related to weight-training but I
would still like to have it double
checked. Well I am 18 years of age and I
was off weight-training for a few months
and got back to it about 3 months ago. I'm
basically a bodybuilder and i'm building
up my body to join my college swim team.
Anyways I have a personal trainer whom I
trust and he helps me constantly with my
form to make sure that it is correct when
i'm working out. Well about a month and a
half ago i've had a problem relating to my
throat. I get a sharp pain everytime when
I brush my teeth and gurgle water and spit
it back out. What happens is when I spit
the water back out, and swallow, the pain
begins around my throat pipe and travels
down and fades away. Sometimes I think the
pain might be also located on my neck
muscles the sternocleomescodites (excuse
the mispelling) I have been to my doctor
and he prescribed me z-pack and asked me
to take it 5 day in a row: 2 the first
day, and 1 for every of the 3 days that
remaind. I've taken those pills according
to the instruction from my doctor however
the pain did not go away. Infact last
night when I brushed my teeth the pain
seemed to have somewhat worsened. My
doctor asked me to comeback to him in
november and if the pain still persists
then he will assign me to a throat
specialist. He also assures me that it is
not a tumor of any kind or cancer. So
after this long description my question is
basically why is it am I having these
pains? Is it the fact that i've been
working out(which I doubt so) or is it
something else? If it helps any the tooth
paste that I have been using contains a
lot of baking soda but the pain as far as
I remember started 2 weeks before I
started using that tooth paste but the
pain did worsen after I started using it.
I'm quite worried that it is not something
very serious and I would love to have an
answer or a atleast a clue as to what it
might be
thanks
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Fitness Answer A1681 Posted: 10-23-06 09:58am
Given your description of symptoms (throat
pain after you “spit the water back and
swallow it” and uncertainty if pain
originates from the throat or
sterno-cleido-mastoideus muscle on the
neck) and the data after a visit to the
doctor (no tumor), it's safe to say that
you might be experiencing anxiety. If
there was something in your throat
(inflammation, tumor) you would feel pain
while swallowing not only water but solid
food, too. And most importantly, your
doctor would see something. Nonetheless,
you can ask for a second opinion from an
ENT-specialist.
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