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RELIEVING NECK PAIN & HEADACHES
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• Stretching for Neck Pain Relief • Healthy Recipe • Exercise Essentials • Patient Success Spotlight
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up tall with your back against a wall. How far away from the wall is the back of your head? If you have a forward head posture, your head will be quite far from the wall. The forward head position puts a strain on the neck muscles resulting in general muscle tension in the head. This can affect blood flow to the scalp, resulting in a headache. Pain can be referred from the neck to behind the eyes or forehead and even one sided headaches around the temples. Pounding headaches at the back of the head can be related to neck muscle tightnessand limitedmovement.Sincemanyheadachesstem fromproblems with neck movement and posture, it is wise that you see a physical therapist. Find out how you can relieve your aching neck and nagging headache for good. Call us today for more information! Look inside to learn more about our programs and say good-bye to those aches and pains!
In today’s world of sitting for long periods at work, being on your computer and at home watching TV, your neck muscles, joints and nerves can become strained and irritated.
The fact is that even the simplest movements can causeshortperiodsofneckpain.Yetsomeofusmay actually be experiencing chronic neck pain. Simple, repetitive movements can lead to prolonged muscle tightness, which can take time to show symptoms. In comparison, muscle strains happen with quick jolts such as an injury or lifting something too heavy. How neck pain can go to your head. Headaches can stem from tightness in the neck muscles at the back of the neck, which is brought about by a forward-head posture and rounded back. This is very comon if you work at a computer or sit a lot. In this position the spine is strained. Try to stand ROBERT FLEMING PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, Owner
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