Magnolia: Nagging Neck Pain?

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Nagging Neck Pain? NEVERMORE How to livewithout neck pain or headaches

Neck pain and headaches can start for a number of reasons such as poor posture with sitting, car accidents, stress, injuries, or even falls. Since the neck is where blood vessels travel through to supply your head, muscle tightness can cause spasms of the arteries around the nerves of the neck and head. This can cause headaches or even trigger migraines. People with neck problems often experience pain, tingling, or numbness, into the arms, hands, and even fingers. This happens, because the nerves exiting the spine in your neck, supply sensations to your arms and hands. If you find these types of symptoms occurring, it is important that you see one of our expert physical therapists at Magnolia

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Have the spine experts at Magnolia Physical Therapy examine your neck alignment, posture, movement, strength, and function to zero in on the root cause of your neck pain or headaches. Then, with precise treatment and expert education, we teach you how to prevent it from returning. Call us today to learn how we can

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Newsletter Text Neck: Is your Smartphone Causing Your Neck Pain?

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Virtually unheard of two years ago, “text neck” is a repetitive strain injury that’s becoming more commonasmorepeoplehunchoversmartphones. Aggravatingmusclepain intheneckandshoulders, and sometimes lower back, is occurring even in teens and adolescents. “Typically, incidence of neck pain increases with age. Today, we’re seeing and treating more patients — younger patients —who never reported neck pain before,” says Robert Bolash, MD, a pain specialist at Cleveland Clinic. A load of hurt How can using a smartphone or other mobile device cause so much hurt? It’s all in how you look at it. Literally. Looking down, dropping your head forward, changes the natural curvature of your neck. Over time, that misalignment can strain musclesandcausewearandtearonthestructures of the neck. AccordingtoDr.Bolash,threethingshappenwhen you drop your head: 1. Your neck moves forward. 2. Your shoulders round forward or lift up toward your ears. 3. Your neck and shoulder muscles spasm (contract). “Neck muscles, in their proper position, are designed to support the weight of your head, about10to12pounds,”saysDr.Bolash.“Research shows that for every inch you drop your head forward, you double the load on those muscles. Looking down at your smartphone, with your chin to your chest, can put about 60 pounds of force on your neck.”

Besidesmusclepain, textneck cancauseahostof otherhealthconcerns.Sitting inaslumpedposition restricts your lungs’ ability to expand, impairing your lung capacity. Inhaling less oxygen means your heart needs to pump harder to distribute more oxygen-carrying blood through your body. Three tricks to nix text neck To nix text neck, improve your posture. Dr. Bolash recommends you: 1.Straightenup. Learn proper posture and neck alignment by peeking at your profile in a mirror. If you’re standing correctly, you should be able to draw a vertical line from your ear to your shoulder. 2. Arch back. If your posture isn’t perfect, try doing shoulder extensions. Arch your neck and upper back backward, pulling your shoulders into alignment under your ears. This simple stretch can alleviate stress and muscle pain. 3.Lookforward. Ratherthantiltingyourchindown to read your mobile device, raise the device to eye level. The same goes for your desktop computer. Your monitor screen should be at eye level so your head isn’t perpetually dropping and causing muscle strain.

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EXPERIENCE NECK PAIN RELIEF NATURALLY

Neck pain and headaches typically come from poor posture and tight muscles in the neck, shoulders and upper back. This produces what is called a forward head posture. By stretching the tight muscles along the back of your neck, as well as strengthening the muscles at the front of the neck, neck pain can be relieved. Correcting bad posture can be as simple as strengthening the abdominal region. However, keep in mind that when dealing with a forward-head posture, you will also have forward-rounded shoulders and increased curvature of the upper spine. Our physical therapists are experts in posture evaluation and treatment, helping you even if you have quite severe changes. It’s never too late! Tight muscles are a big factor in most neck pain and headaches. Stretching the muscles of your chest and strengthening the muscles of the middle back helps. For long term benefits, learning the right exercises can make a big difference in preventing neck pain and headaches from returning. Therefore, before you start taking any headache medicine for chronic neck pain, you might want to analize your body posture first. Finding tension in your neck or limited range of motion in your spine might be the cause. Correcting it through physical therapy might be a simple solution for your headaches and neck pains. Call us today to learn more about our SPINE Program to relieve your headache and neck pain! Stretching For Neck Pain & Headache Relief

Relieve Neck Pain In Minutes Try this movement if you are experiencing neck pain.

Brunch Parfait Recipe

5 INGREDIENTS • 1/3 cup apricot preserves • 3 cups sliced strawberries • 2 cups greek yogurt • 1/2 cup low-fat granola without raisins • 2 tablespoons slivered almonds, toasted

SCALENE STRETCH Place your hands overlapping on your breast bone. Next, tilt your head upwards and away from the affected side until a gentle stretch is felt along the front and side of your neck. Improves Neck Pain

DIRECTIONS Place apricot preserves in a medium microwave-safe bowl, and microwave at high for 10 to 15 seconds or until preserves melt. Add strawberries, and toss gently to coat. Spoon 1/4 cup yogurt into each of 4 parfait glasses; top each serving with 1/3 cup strawberry mixture. Repeat the layers with the remaining yogurt and strawberry mixture. Top each serving with 2 tablespoons granola and 1 1/2 teaspoons almonds. Serve immediately.

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MAGNO L I A P T C E L E B RAT E S I TS 12 YEAR ANNIVERSARY FRIDAY, JULY 14TH 5PM – 8PM AT OUR ELMWOOD LOCATION 5606 JEFFERSON HWY We want to celebrate with all of our past and current patients, as well as our community! Food, drink, music, dunking booth, games…fun for the whole family!

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