Hurt neck from new Barbell

Faythe

Cathlete
I just bought a new barbell for lunges and squats, etc that is round and goes easy on the shoulders with padding. It holds light weights but I can increase. Trouble is during Body Max I was concentrating on my leg/form that I threw the thing on my neck and not my shoulders. Now for the past wk my neck is killing me. I can do cardio, but have kept away from weight work which I will try today. Has anyone ever done that? And How long will it take to heal? I'm dying, my neck it killing me. Advil isn't helping. The barbell was like $7.00 from Reebok and I'm sure it's good if used right, which I didn't. I let it hang on my neck not thinking anything of it, because it didn't hurt until the next morning when I woke up. I am not into chiropractors, once you go, you've got to keep going. Not to mention I can't afford it. I think it's the muscles not ligamints, but I can't be sure. Any suggestions? Like yoga, or pilots or something? help...
Faythe
 

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