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NECK PAIN & HEADACHES “Are You Ready For REAL Relief?” July, 2018 INSIDE: • Stretching For Neck Pain Relief
• FREE Neck Pain Workshop • Patient Success Spotlight • Healthy Recipe
It’s the end of the day and your head is pounding and your neck is aching. Was it the work you were doing?Was it thestressor thewayyouweresitting? Yourneck isan intricatestructurewithhundredsof musclesandnerves.The joints inyourneckprovide movement while the discs in between the bones, givesupportandshockabsorption. In today’sworld of sitting for long periods at work, computers and watchingTV your neck muscles, joints and nerves can become strained and irritated. The fact is that even the simplest movements can cause short periods of neck pain. Yet some of us may 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
aboutbyaforward-headpostureandroundedback. This is very common if you work at a computer or sit a lot. In this position the spine is strained. Try to stand 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 onesidedheadachesaround the temples.Pounding headaches at the back of the head can be related to neck muscle tightness and limited movement. Since many headaches stem from problems with neckmovementandposture, it iswise thatyousee a physical therapist; a muscle and skeletal to help you. Findouthowyoucanrelieveyourachingneck and nagging headache for good with our SPINE Program. Call us today for more information!
Patient Success SPOTLIGHT
I have no more pain in my daily life! "I was in two car accidents 7 days apart. I had neck, back, and hip pain that affected just about everything I did: walking, standing, sitting, and being active with my two kids. After a long road and a lot of exercises, my pain is gone. I have no more pain in my daily life and I even gave my 9-year old a piggy back ride upstairs to bed recently after an 18-month hiatus. Peak Motion has become like family. I can’t thank everyone enough for giving me back my life pain free!” - Katie F.
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