Please help me

[u/Equivalent_Worry8033]

Six months ago, I fell while skating and landed on my right hand and buttock. Although my head didn't hit the ground, I felt a sudden jolt through my body. Since then, I've experienced persistent right eye strain, heaviness, and light sensitivity, along with right-sided neck stiffness.

My eye examinations have been mostly normal, but my symptoms continue, especially when using screens.

Could the fall or a neck injury be responsible? Has anyone experienced something similar, and what helped you recover?

I'm a university student from a low-income family, managing this situation mostly on my own. I'd be grateful for any advice

[u/Anthemusa831]

Terrible anterior pelvic tilt!

Search this sub or Youtube for a plethora of stretches/techniques to correct.

[u/Equivalent_Worry8033 → u/Anthemusa831]

Are you sure bro? I have APT

[u/CoachEXE]

Hey man, I saw you comment on another post…When you landed hard on your right buttock and hand, it basically jammed your pelvis into a right twisted position. Because your lower body is stuck shifted to the right, your spine has to twist back to the left just so you can look straight ahead. This puts massive tension on your right neck muscles because they are working overtime to hold your head level. When those neck muscles lock up, they pull on the base of your skull, which perfectly explains that right eye strain, heaviness, and light sensitivity you feel when using screens.
To fix this….you have to teach your brain to shift your body weight back to the left leg so the right neck can finally let go. Start with two daily floor drills. First, lie on your left side with a rolled towel under your left ribs, reach your top right arm forward so your chest turns to the floor, and just do slow, soft exhales to open up that jammed right side. Next, lie on your back with both feet flat on a wall at a 90 degree angle. Drag your heels down the wall gently to engage your hamstrings, then shift your left knee slightly down toward the floor and your right knee slightly up. Reach your right arm straight to the ceiling and just do 4 to 5 long sighing exhales to pull your left pelvis back to neutral.
For your road map, stick to just these floor breathing drills for the first month so your nervous system feels safe enough to relax that tight neck. Once your neck stops bracing, you can spend the next month moving up to standing wall squats where you intentionally shift your body weight heavily into your left heel. Over the last few months, you can progress to left leg forward split squats to teach your body how to keep this new straight posture when walking around. I know managing this mostly on your own as a university student is tough, but doing these movements in your room will slowly retrain your mechanics and get rid of that eye strain. Stay consistent and your body will figure it out.

[u/Equivalent_Worry8033 → u/CoachEXE]

Thank so much

[u/atoznine]

Any difficulty with deep breathing?

[u/Liquid_Friction]

Your nervous system is scared to load the glutes, train it up slowly 

[u/PM_ME_UR_POSTURE]

McGill crunch and more gym. DM me if you need more info but your bid can be fixed if you just hit the gym harder and do McGill crunches to restore a normal lumbar curve.