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What's Behind My Neck Pain?

National Library of Medicine Issues Statement of Common Triggers.


By Michael Rinaldi

"Pain in the neck".

Other than hearing Grandma refer to Grandpa that way years ago, it's no wonder where the hyperbole came from.

There's reasons why you have neck pain and hang onto it for a long time.  They don't go away like  the common cold does.

The NLM issued a list of commonly identified triggers to neck pain.  Of course, I hate to say "I told you so", but...

I have...to many of you.   Some of you chose to listen, while others....

sigh.

Here what the NLM states are common triggers of neck pain.

  • Straining your neck muscles.
  • Prolonged sitting.
  • Having bad posture while engaged in activities such as reading, working or watching TV.
  • Straining to view an improperly placed computer monitor.
  • Sleeping in an unusual position.
  • Injuring the neck muscles during exercise.
  • Having health conditions such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, a herniated disk, or, less frequently, meningitis.

Now, what's nice is that most of this is treatable rather easily.  A little bit of therapy and guidance and you're set.

The tough part is that most of this will force YOU to change the position of your viewing, sleeping, reading, sitting, and working postures.  And that means changing your routine.

Since people are creatures of habit and gravitate towards the least amount of work expended (i.e. being lazy) or towards feeling good rather than doing the proper thing, they (you reading this are part of that group called "they") won't take ten minutes to change their computer monitor position, their TV or favorite chair position, their sleep position, their exercise habits (or lack thereof) or much anything else that they do in their routine.

Few people do change anything in their routine; they can't and won't because they're locked into a habit pattern of comfort.

Thankfully, as I have work because of you.

Well, fortunately, neck pain is something I can help.  Changing the sleep posture can be helped by the cervical roll (which I've used successfully for eight years and now almost never wake up with a headache or neck pain) and a little exercise.

Here's info on the neck roll.

Here's info on neck pain.

When you're ready to let go of your neck pain, let us know.

But only when you're REALLY ready.

 

 


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