Up to 70% of Americans experience neck pain at some point of their lives. The human head weighs 10-12 pounds and holding your head in an awkward position can put additional stress on the soft tissues in the neck and muscles. Adding simple exercises to your daily routine that emphasize neck retraction can really make a difference in your neck pain.
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Top 6 Stretches to Reduce Neck Pain
Posted by Dr. Jeff Winternheimer D.C. on Mon, Jun 16, 2014 @ 09:15 AM
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What Causes the Pain Between Shoulders and Neck?
Posted by Dr. Jeff Winternheimer D.C. on Fri, Jan 31, 2014 @ 03:47 PM
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All Natural Treatment for Chronic Neck Pain
Posted by Dr. Jeff Winternheimer D.C. on Mon, Jan 27, 2014 @ 02:00 PM
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Reduce Neck Pain That Is Causing Your Headaches
Posted by Dr. Jeff Winternheimer D.C. on Mon, Dec 02, 2013 @ 01:35 PM
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Neck Pain Caused From Texting – WCIU You & Me This Morning
Posted by Dr. Jeff Winternheimer D.C. on Tue, Oct 01, 2013 @ 03:30 PM
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Home Remedies to Reduce Neck Pain
Posted by Dr. Jeff Winternheimer D.C. on Thu, Sep 19, 2013 @ 01:38 PM
For every inch your head moves forward of your upper back the strain on your neck increases exponentially! Thus, it is essential to try and maintain a more erect posture when working at a desk, driving a car, or performing arm activities (such as carrying things). Your body's musculature serves two functions – to produce movement and to control or guide that movement. The large, superficial muscles produce movement and are usually very active and easy to train. The deeper muscles that guide movements are important for preventing injury and they often become weak when you are in pain and thus require specific therapeutic exercises to activate and train them.
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Chronic Neck Pain Caused By Your Smart Phone – Text Neck
Posted by Dr. Jeff Winternheimer D.C. on Tue, Mar 26, 2013 @ 09:56 AM
Text Neck is an overuse syndrome or a repetitive stress injury, involving the head, neck and shoulders. Resulting from excessive strain on the spine from looking in a forward and downward position at any hand held mobile device, i.e., mobile phone, video game unit, computer, mp3 player, e-reader. This can cause headaches, neck pain, back pain, shoulder and arm pain, breathing compromise, and much more. This position strains the muscles in the neck and the pain can go all the way down the spine to the lower back.
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Lower Right Back Pain & Upper Neck Pain – Raymond Dunn
Posted by Dr. Jeff Winternheimer D.C. on Fri, Mar 15, 2013 @ 11:58 AM
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Pain From Spinal Stenosis in the Neck - Symptoms
Posted by Dr. Jeff Winternheimer D.C. on Mon, Jan 28, 2013 @ 12:15 PM
A common cause of neck pain, especially in older patients, is cervical stenosis or stenosis in the neck. Stenosis in the neck can be very painful and can affect you ability to do everyday activities. This pain is caused by the narrowing of the spinal canal in the neck and upper part of the spine putting pressure on the spinal cord. Most of the time it can be caused by degenerative changes in the spine, like a bulging disc or herniated disc. Most cervical stenosis in patients over the age of 50 years old is a result of aging and wear and tear of the spine. There are also many cases of cervical stenosis where the patient has a history of injury to the neck. The injury could happen months or years before you even see stenosis symptoms.
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Extreme Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain & Arm Pain Treatment
Posted by Dr. Jeff Winternheimer D.C. on Mon, Dec 17, 2012 @ 01:44 PM
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