Pulled Muscles and Sprains Athletes that run marathons even know that not stretching before any rigorous physical activity will lead to pulled muscles, or even worse, injuries like a sprained ankle. It actually might have started earlier, as I had been having the symptoms of it for years — sore and burning eyes, headache, sensitivity to light and even a sore neck. Keep the screen inches cm from your eyes I used to sit very, very close to the monitor when I was a kid.