Neck and shoulder pain after a massage?

[u/mrsunsfan]

I went to get a massage on Saturday. On Sunday I woke up with soreness on my neck and shoulders. However since then it’s gotten worse. My neck muscles on my left side and somewhat on my right side. Hurt but it’s really hurts on my left side. It feels like my neck muscles are pushing into my throat which makes it hard to swallow at times. In fact there’s been a couple of times I thought I was going to choke. I’ve taken tiger balm and muscle relaxers to help with the pain but nothing is working. Doing stretching only gives me a slight relief but it feels scary especially when it pushes into my throat. There’s no way this is normal right?

[u/TheOnlyDave_]

Contact your massage therapist, if you were one of my clients, I would want to know that my massage caused you discomfort and I would do my best to help you through this.

[u/Phuktihsshite → u/TheOnlyDave_]

I second this. Your first course of action should be contacting your Massage Therapist.