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Is Stress Causing Your Neck Pain? CAN IT BE TREATED?
Does your neck hurt? You might 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 morepressuretheycause,themorediscomfortyouget.Let’stakeacloser 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 · Headache · Decreased ability to move the head Stress-inducedneckpain isn’trare. Italso isn’tpsychological.Manyexperts think stress-induced neck pain is caused by physical factors — low, but constant, trapezius muscle activity. If your neck pain starts at the base of your shoulders, traveling upward, it may be stress related. Causes of Stress-Related Neck Pain While stress alone can triggerneck pain, a fewfactors canmake itworse. Office environments tend to create neck pain problems — as theyconfine people to chairs, bad posture and little mobility. Driving often, too, can make your chances of stress-related neck pain higher. The U.S. National LibraryofMedicine 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 spinal nerve openings.
How Physical Therapy Can Help My Neck Pain Neck pain, fortunately, can be alleviated with physical therapy. Because neck pain is often caused by activity, different activity can cure it. Sometimes, this “activity” means “no activity.” Before you contact a professional, try reducing your neck movements. Sometimes, simply letting your neck muscles relax is enough. If you don’t see relief within two weeks, contact a professional. Physical therapists can target your pain’s source by examining your symptoms. Then,theycanofferexercisesthatstress,flexandrelaxyourneckmuscles. In time, your neck will become more resilient — giving you the comfort you deserve.Where after-care treatment is considered, custom-tailored neck exercises will assure your neck stays loose, limber and healthy. Ifyou’re dealingwith neck pain,you’re not alone. Call Precision Physical Therapy today, and schedule an assessment. Even if your neck pain is caused bystress, it still needs attention.We’llwork side bysidewithyour goals, creating the proactive, effective programs you need to achieve a full range of motion once more.
Sources https://www.spine-health.com/blog/how-relieve-neck-pain-caused-stress https://www.everydayhealth.com/neck-pain/neck-pain-reduce-stress.aspx https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMHT0027055/
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