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August 2019

PAIN IN THE NECK Life Doesn’t Have to Be a (Continued from outside)

INSIDE: • Addressing the Core Problem • The Neck, Headache, & Shoulder Connection • Quick & Easy Healthy Recipe • Relieve Pain In Minutes • Practice News CALL IN! Call for your FREE NECK PAIN ANALYSIS Call us today to schedule your first step out of pain! (345) 943-8700

The most common cause of neck or head pain is a muscleor jointproblem.Workingwithaphysiotherapist can help you to identify the cause of the trouble and begin taking steps to correct the issue, allowing you to find relief from the pain without having to commit to long-term pain management — which often includes theuseofpainmedications thatarepotentiallyharmful to your health and not likely to work as well over time. Unlike pain medications that become less helpful the longer theyareused,physiotherapyprovides long-term relief frompainbycorrecting the jointormuscleconcern with targeted therapies likeflexibilityexercises,muscle strengthening techniques, and guided stretches that target core joints and muscles. Of course, not all neck or head pain is the same, so understanding the basics of what you are dealing with is the first step to achieving relief. Head Pain 101 There are a lot of different types of headaches that you may experience, and each can be caused by its own different reason.Forexample,migrainescanbecaused by environmental factors, food allergies or even as a result of stress.There are headaches that can develop due tosinuspainandheadaches thatwilldevelopwhen you are dehydrated.There are also headaches that will develop when you are exposed too long to loud noises. There isnosingularfix foreachof thesedifferent types of headaches, which is why attempting to treat every headache you experience with the same medication frequently doesn’t work. One of the most common causes of headaches that are easily treatable with physiotherapy is radiating

headaches,whicharecausedbystress in the jointsand musclesof theneck.Thiscausespain to radiate from the topof theneck into thehead,especiallysurrounding the ears.Therearea lotof reasonswhy radiatingheadaches coulddevelop, includingasa resultof lackofmovement and stiffness in the neck. This buildup of irritation can be treatedwith regularphysiotherapy,especially through the use of massage and flexibility exercises that target the muscles in the neck. Neck Pain 101 In many situations, pain that develops in the neck can beassociatedwithoneof twomajorproblems.Thefirst is upper-back pain that begins to radiate into the neck. The second is arthritis. Physiotherapy can be used to address both types of neck pain. Cervicalarthritiscauses frequentaches in theneckand shoulders. This pain is generally worse when there are sudden changes in weather or at the end of the day, and while over-the-counter medication may make the pain less severe, it won’t eliminate the pain entirely. The biggest problem posed by cervical arthritis is that the pain will typically cause a loss of range of motion in the neck, which actually increases your risk of injury as a result of a sudden movement and causes regular discomfort and frustration as you are not able to utilize your neck in the way you normally could. There are plenty of situations in which pain in the neck as a result of cervical arthritis grows so severe that it can cause chronic poor posture and even a reduction in height.

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