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2019
IS HOLIDAY STRESS CAUSING YOUR NECK PAIN?
PATIENT SUCCESS SPOTLIGHT
It’s amazing how I feel!
"This is truly a magnificent place. This staff is truly amazing. I used tocryfromsteadypain inmyneck. I dealt with it for a year. I’ve been coming here for a fewweeks and it’s amazing how I feel. It feels like I’m part of their family. Thanks to these guys I’m a new person with limited pain.” - E. O.
Doesyourneck hurt?Youmight be suffering from stress-related pain — also called a tension headache. During anxiety, muscles tense up. As muscle tension tightens, the back, shoulders and neck are affected. The more pressure they cause, the more discomfort you get. Let’s take a closer look at stress-related neck pain. Is My Neck Pain Caused by Stress? Pain worsened by keeping your head in one place — like when you’re driving, or using a computer — is neck pain. While neck pain has a slew of symptoms, its major symptoms, reported by Mayo Clinic, are: •Muscle tightness and spasms • Headaches • Decreased ability to move the head Stress-induced neck pain isn’t rare. It also isn’t psychological. Many experts think stress-induced neck pain is caused
by physical factors — low, but constant, trapezius muscle activity. If your neck pain startsatthebaseofyourshoulders,traveling upward, it may be stress related. Causes of Stress-Related Neck Pain. While stress alone can trigger neck pain, a few factors can make it worse. Office environments tend to create neck pain problems — as they confine people to chairs,badpostureand littlemobility.Driving often, too, canmakeyour chances of stress- related neck pain higher. The U.S. National Library of Medicine suggests contacting a professional if you’re experiencing neck pain. Even if it’s caused by stress, untreated neck pain might later reveal muscle spasms, arthritis, bulging discs or even narrowed spinalnerve openings. CallAspen Rehab at 954-341-7875 to schedule your appointment today!
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