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THE CONNECTION BETWEEN NECK PAIN AND HEADACHES
Headaches have a bad habit of making their appearance at the most inconvenient times. The middle of the workday, early in the evening when you have hours of responsibilities ahead of you, or even first thing in the morning when you are trying to pay attention to your morning meeting — headaches don’t care how important the work ahead of you is. When they start, they are hard to stop. Thereareallsortsofreasonswhyheadachesmay develop.Fromenvironmentalfactors likeweather changes and exposure to certain perfumes or other scents, to stress and allergies, headaches happen tothebestofus.However, therearesome headaches that may be a bit more predictable thanothers.Factors likeyourposture, the typeof mattressyousleepon, thepillowyouuse,oreven
thedeskchairyousit inatworkcanall impactyour risk forexperiencing regularheadachesbecause of the intricate network of nerves and muscles in your neck. When Neck Pain Leads to Headaches The majority of the time, neck pain starts out as a seemingly small concern. A crick in your neck hereortheremaystarttodevelopmorefrequently, and before you know it, your experience of neck pain is something you are dealing with daily. It isn’t always the result of something large. While being in a car accident or experiencing another sort of injury can definitely lead to chronic neck pain, thecauseof the issue isn’talwaysassimple to identify. Sometimes it is a bad habit that you don’t really think twice about, like your habit of watchingTVasyou fallasleep,keepingyourneck
at an odd angle as you rest for the evening, or maybe as a result of your posture as you type at yourdeskeveryday,hunchedoverattheshoulders with your neck catching the brunt of your slouch. These poor habits are common, and most of us consider them to be harmless. Sure, you know it isn’t great for you, but what is actually going to happen? It’sa loteasier toslouchasyou type,and whodoesn’twant tocatcha few late-night laughs as they fall asleep? But the reality is that these seemingly irrelevanthabitscouldbeputtingundue stress on your neck, and if you aren’t careful, this could translate to regular and uncomfortable headaches that are difficult to get rid of.
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