Headache/Neck Pain
The 3 Common Types:
- Tension Headache - Starts as tightness in upper neck muscles. Radiates pain into scalp, sometimes all the way around the eye socket.
- Facet Syndrome (wry neck) - sharp pain, usually on one side of neck. Hard to turn head without discomfort. This issue can be related also to chronic stress, and habitually "tense" neck muscles."
- Disc Pain - Neck pain with shooting pain, that goes down the arm. Usually realated to long term spinal degeneration or an acute injury.
When is it serious? - the first two types can be managed on your own and usually resolve in a couple of weeks. Disc pain shooting down the arm should always be checked out by a doctor, as should any pain that is not improving after 7 days.
Pain Point Release Tutorial - (Headache/Neck Pain)
Video demo of "Pain Points" related to tension headache, "wry" neck, or stress related neck tension. Luckily all these points are very easy to reach with the Trigger Point Tool, so it is one of the easier conditions for self-treatment. Also explained are the asymptomatic "Dense Points" crucial for long-term recovery.
If you have not watched the
Trigger Point Tool Introduction,
please do so for basic use, strategy, and precautions.
Thera-Bo Exercise Tutorial - (Headache/Neck Pain)
The Thera-Bo Dynamic Stability Staff (DIY Kit included with Trigger Point Tool/Myofascial Repair Oil Combo) allows the easiest, fastest, and safest method to rehab full function in the cervical spine stability muscles. The #1 cause of neck pain/headache is forward head posture, which causes injury producing stresses to the neck and head. The Thera-Bo staff routine for the neck will reverse forward head posture.
Please watch the
Thera-Bo Staff Introduction,
for basic use, strategy, and precautions.