Neck/throat...

[Catrin]

I had a little adventure on the mountain bike Sunday, went down hard and fast - a bit of whiplash and wrenched my lower back. The oddest thing...and I am unsure what to think.

Sunday, yesterday, and most of today the back of my neck was stiff and sore...only to be expected, but yesterday was a little better and today even better. Tonight, however, the FRONT of my throat above my collar bone is sore to the touch, and I am especially aware of it when lying flat and rising. I assume this is from the "snapping" action when I fell, this would probably be the part that stretched the most and is likely swollen.

I've been taking ibuprofen and napraxon sodium (not at the same time), and ice the first day or so. Would heat be a good thing at this time for my throat? Thankfully my back has been better each day and I canceled my strength training session tonight just to be safe.

There isn't any numbness or shooting pain, not in neck or back...I just wasn't sure if heat would help my throat/neck on the third day or if ice is called for. That has always confused me... Thankfully it was a fun ride and the weather was great...I probably will stick to the road until I am sure that both neck and back are fine. Each day things are much better than the day before so I don't think there is any damage, just some bruising from the wrenching of both back and neck.