 [ Symptoms ] prolonged neck stiffness after accident i fell down while mountain biking i went over the handlebars and hit my head and chest pretty hard i was wearing a helmet and a chest protector and both of them had cracks as a result of the impact the helmet strap had strangulated my neck pretty hard ever since i have been continuously having a sensation of strangulation especially while lying down it has been a month now and i am having extreme anxiety about having to deal with this forever a ct scan was normal can some test help [ Disease ] as i am not a doctor i will not even speculate on what injury or issue you may be having however you may try having an mri done that was how i found out i had herniated the c5 c7 vertebrae in my neck in a car crash