NECK

Every time we move, our muscles contract and release, pulling our bones, enabling us to move. While undertaking low movement activities such as working in front of the computer or driving long distances, the muscles around the neck become inflamed. Pain accumulates little by little without any awareness of the individual. When we do finally feel the pain, it can be a chronic pain at the nape and the shoulder blade. It can feel like the sprain of the neck similar to that felt after slipping off the pillow or sleeping in an uncomfortable position, limiting neck movement and preventing turning of the neck all the way. Some turn to massages for relief. The massage will squeeze and unwind the muscles and it will feel like the sunken, stiffened shoulders are relieved. However, a massage is only a temporary relief. If the condition has been neglected for a long time and not corrected at the cause, the pain will be far more severe and can progress to the failure of the neck muscles. At this stage the patient cannot straighten his neck even for one minute. The pain will be so intense that the patient is unable to manage the pain. Some will suffer headaches, pain in the eye sockets, and suffer from nausea and migraines. Finally, patients can suffer shooting pains down the arms and legs and experience numbness in the hands.