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CarlJ		Yoking injury - any ideas?	15-04-2014 @ 19:24
Member 5148, 27 posts	Trained Yoke tonight and on my last run I dropped halfway. I picked it up immediately to finish but the bar wasn't quite in the right spot. The moment the Yoke left the ground I felt a crushing sensation in my neck/back and instantly knew I'd f**ked something. It's not hugely painful however my upper back and neck is stiffening up big time and I can tell when I wake up tomorrow I won't be able to move. Not had an injury in this area before so wondered if anyone knew what the likely culprit was? I'm fairly sure it's not skeletal/spinal as it doesn't hurt enough, I was thinking traps?
VanillaGorilla		...	15-04-2014 @ 19:34
the UK's leading expert in bio mechanics Member 1973, 7379 posts	Go to hospital.
CarlJ		...	15-04-2014 @ 19:41
Member 5148, 27 posts	VanillaGorilla said:Go to hospital. Pardon my ignorance, Care to elaborate?
MrSmall		...	15-04-2014 @ 19:46
Gone and easily forgotten....... Member 331, 22298 posts SQ 185, BP 100, DL 230 515.0 kgs @ 85kgs UnEq	Not sure how clearer he could have been there. Skeletal/spinal does not mean "more painful than muscular".
CarlJ		...	15-04-2014 @ 19:56
Member 5148, 27 posts	Ok, will head up, can't hurt to have it checked out. Thanks for making me realise the obvious
Benfrancis1993		...	15-04-2014 @ 21:31
Cut toe in half = bad day. Member 4359, 3581 posts SQ 270, BP 140, DL 310 720.0 kgs @ 137kgs UnEq	If I do heavy yoke I get massive brokeback mountain inbetween my shoulder blades because my lower traps are non existant. You my friend have a far more serious problem...
CarlJ		...	15-04-2014 @ 22:49
Member 5148, 27 posts	Just got back from Hospital. Soft tissue only, most likely ligament damage related to traps mostly. I had pretty much come to that conclusion myself sat in the waiting room, as I stiffened up it became harder and more painful to lift my arms above my head or shrug. They had a good poke round my spine and there's no pain, everything seems fine, no need to xray. I agree. Normal soft tissue protocol, although I dislike taking nsaids, they do help. Sucks though as I compete in 4 weeks and will be dreading the yoke now!