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What Cause Painful Lumps On The Back And Neck?

Hi. I play tennis everyday after school for about two hours. Recently I have been getting muscle aches on my back, and today there is a lump on the back right side of my head. It does not hurt, and decreases in size when back/neck are massaged. Is the lump from muscle tightness in back or neck?
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HI.
These are spasm lumps of the muscles. These appear due to localized muscle spam as a result of chronic repetitive stress injury.
You have to stop playing the tennis for some time till your muscles are normalized , take a muscle relaxant and anti-inflammatory medicines.
Before you start playing again take an opinion of an Orthopedic Surgeon / Physiotherapist associated with sports- injury and when they declare you fit then only you can play again.
You also need a very proper trainer who can train you considering your problem of muscles.

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What Cause Painful Lumps On The Back And Neck?

HI. These are spasm lumps of the muscles. These appear due to localized muscle spam as a result of chronic repetitive stress injury. You have to stop playing the tennis for some time till your muscles are normalized , take a muscle relaxant and anti-inflammatory medicines. Before you start playing again take an opinion of an Orthopedic Surgeon / Physiotherapist associated with sports- injury and when they declare you fit then only you can play again. You also need a very proper trainer who can train you considering your problem of muscles.