Village: Relieving Neck Pain

“A Happy Attitude Brings A Grateful Neck!” YOUR HEALTH NEWSLETTER RELIEVING NECK PAIN

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• How Physical Therapy Can Help Neck Pain • Exercise Essentials • Patient Success Spotlight • Healthy Recipe

Pain worsened by keeping your head in one place — like when you’re driving, or using a computer — is neck pain. While neck pain has a slew of symptoms, its major symptoms, reported by

Causes of Stress-Related Neck Pain While stress alone can trigger neck pain, a few factors can make it worse. Office environments tend to create neck pain problems — as they confine people to chairs, bad posture and little mobility. Driving often, too, can make your chances of stress-related neck pain higher. The U.S. National Library of Medicine suggests contacting a professional if you’re experiencing neck pain. Even if it’s caused by stress, untreated neck pain might later reveal muscle spasms, arthritis, bulging discs or even narrowed spinal nerve openings.

Village Physical Therapy, are: • Muscle tightness and spasms • Headache • Decreased ability to move the head

MICHELE CHILDS PT/Owner

Stress-induced neck pain isn’t rare. It also isn’t psychological. Many experts think stress-induced neck pain is caused by physical factors — low, but constant, trapezius muscle activity. If your neck pain starts at the base of your shoulders, traveling upward, it may be stress related.

If you have suffered from neck pain due to stress, see one of our physical therapists at Village Physical Therapy to help you return to a more active and pain-free life. Give us a call today at 719-577-4104!

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