Sports & Ortho PT. Getting To The Core Of Back & Neck Pain

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GETTING TO THE CORE OF BACK & NECK PAIN

such as regularly hunching over a desk at work or even practicing poor posture. One of the biggest problems with neck pain is that it often triggers headaches, as the pain is so closely connected to the spine and nervous system. What is more, addressingneckpain issometimesdifficultas there issomuchpotential tocause moredamage to theneck.This iswhyworkingwithaphysical therapist toaddress neckpain iswise.Aphysicaltherapistcanhelptreatneckpainby improvingrangeof motion,usingtargetedmassagetechniques,andby improvingstrengthasneeded. Forexample, inmanysituations,neckpaincanbetreatedby improvingcorestrength.

Back and neck pain are two of the most common issues that American adults experience, putting a huge physical and economic burden on working Americans by being both two of the leading needs for medical intervention and two of the most common causes people have to miss work. While these may feel like two separate issues, it issomewhatcommon thatneckpainandbackpainareactually related.Corestrengthcanhaveahuge impactonyouroverallhealthandwellness, and when your core is weak, it could add up to weakness in your neck and back. NECK PAIN 101 There are a lot of reasons why neck pain may develop, including everything from sudden incidents likeacaraccidentoraslip-and-fall injury,tomorechronic issues,

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