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THE CONNECTION BETWEEN NECK PAIN & HEADACHES
Headacheshaveabadhabitofmakingtheirappearanceatthemost inconvenient times. The middle of the workday, early in the evening when you have hours of responsibilitiesaheadofyou,orevenfirstthing inthemorningwhenyouaretrying topayattention toyourmorningmeeting—headachesdon’tcarehow important the work ahead of you is. When they start, they are hard to stop. Thereareallsortsof reasonswhyheadachesmaydevelop.Fromenvironmental factors like weather changes and exposure to certain perfumes or other scents, to stress and allergies, headaches happen to the best of us. However, there are someheadachesthatmaybeabitmorepredictablethanothers.Factors likeyour posture, the type of mattress you sleep on, the pillow you use, or even the desk chairyousit inatworkcanall impactyourriskforexperiencingregularheadaches because of the intricate network of nerves and muscles in your neck. HOW TO DEAL WITH ACHES AND PAINS The majority of the time, neck pain starts out as a seemingly small concern. A crick in your neck here or there may start to develop more frequently, 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 orexperiencinganothersortof injurycandefinitely lead tochronicneckpain, the cause of the issue isn’t always as simple to identify. Sometimes it is a bad habit that you don’t really think twice about, like your habit of watching TV as you fall asleep, keeping your neck at an odd angle as you rest for the evening, or maybe as a result of your posture as you type at your desk every day, hunched over at the shoulders 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’s a lot easier to slouch as you type, and who doesn’t want to catch a few late-night laughsas they fallasleep?But the reality is that theseseemingly irrelevanthabits could be putting undue 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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