Hello Ann,
Where exactly does your neck hurt and what kind of head aches are you experiencing. What part of your head hurts when you get these head aches? How active are you at work?
I’m not surprised that some of your symptoms had worsened with exercises that train muscle groups such as chest/shoulders especially if you’ve stopped training your back. My guess would have to be that you may have a thoracic spine issue (upper back) which will then alter your cervical spine (neck).
Seeing some side shots of you wouldn’t hurt.
You experiencing come discomfort after swimming also tells me that you’re swimming with somewhat of a good technique. Head slightly up, chin forward, etc. This again will insult some of the tissue in your upper back/neck regions with which you’re having trouble with in the first place.
So if you’re walking around with rounded shoulders, slight hyper extension of the neck and then you’re jumping into the pool and doing the exact same thing, chances are you’re going to walk away with a sore neck and a headache.
I wouldn’t be surprised if you have some serious tissue issues around that whole region. I would recommend getting some ART or find a good massage therapist that can clean all that up. Doing some mobility work for your upper back (especially if you’re swimming) along with some stretching exercises for your pecs, ant. Delts etc. Don’t forget to do some chin tucks for your neck.
Hope that helped. If you can post some pics on here, they’ll help.
Ruslan
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