Focus On Neck Pain To Relieve Headaches

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“What Am I Doing Wrong In Treating My Chronic Headache? ” Understanding Neck Pain & Headaches

It’stheendofthedayandyourhead ispounding and your neck is aching. Was it the work you were doing? Was it the stress or the way you weresitting?Yourneck isan intricatestructure with hundreds of muscles and nerves. The joints inyourneckprovidemovementwhile the discs in between the bones, give support and shockabsorption. In today’sworldofsitting for longperiodsatwork,computersandwatching TV your neck muscles, joints and nerves can become strained and irritated. The fact is that even the simplest movements cancauseshortperiodsofneckpain.Yetsome of us may actually be experiencing chronic neck pain. Simple, repetitive movements can lead toprolongedmuscle tightness,whichcan take time to show symptoms. In comparison, musclestrainshappenwithquick joltssuchas an injury or lifting something too heavy.

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