PainCornerStore.com: Neck Pains; Causes, Treatments, Relief

• Stop working out until you know where your imbalances are. Doing an improperly balanced workout can prolong the start of your recovery and keep you in pain.
• Stop doing the sports or physical activities that you may enjoy doing - running, swimming, golfing, yoga, or Pilates UNTIL you know where your imbalances are.
• Seek professional help from someone who has training in muscle imbalances and postural dysfunctions - and, no, not all health care professionals know about this approach.
• Address your neck pain from different perspectives.  Remember everyone is different so not all outcomes will be achieved from the exact same treatments; making each treatment person specific ensures the best possible outcome.  So look for an approach that addresses YOUR condition from a physical, mental, and nutritional perspective
• Look for natural alternatives to your NSAIDs and other PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
• Keep an open mind about techniques you may not have heard of before.
• Do your homework. Learn about what works and what does not. When is spinal decompression appropriate for the neck? When will spinal manipulations give you the biggest benefit?

Steps to Eliminating Neck Pain

Causes of Back, Neck and Sciatic Pain

1. Excess Stress / Negative Beliefs

Yes, this is #1 on the list and while many people doubt or question it, excess stress and negative beliefs are what keep most people in pain.

For example, many people get some relief from physical treatments, but can never seem to get complete or lasting relief… and that’s because the the mind is keeping the body from healing completely.

Don’t underestimate the power of the mind…

2. Muscle Imbalances

Imbalances in our muscles create what we call dysfunctions… basically, the muscles pull your body out of alignment (not just your spine) and your body is forced to function like this and eventually it breaks down.

Muscle imbalances are the biggest “physical” cause of back related conditions and pain (and many other ailments also like foot pain, knee pain, hip pain, etc)

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3. Spinal Compression / Torsion

Another major physical cause of back related conditions and pain is, spinal compression and torsion. The muscle imbalances pull your spine out of alignment and create excess curvature and this places increased pressure on the discs…

Then you add to it some torsion (twisting of the spine) and it gets even worse. The combination of the uneven and excessive compression and the torsion wreak havoc on the discs… causing them to bulge or herniate.

Again there is some good news… not only can discs heal, but you can undo or reduce the excessive compression and torsion by addressing your muscle imbalances and by decompressing the spine… This can be done with devices like an inversion table, the Nubax or it can be performed by a physical therapist or chiropractor.

You can learn more about spinal decompression here

4. Trigger Points

Often responsible for much of the undiagnosed pain people experience, trigger points are a major factor when it comes to back, neck and sciatic pain…

Trigger points are complex and there are many things that contribute to their development… and to make it worse, they often cause pain in other parts of the body. For example, a trigger point in the gluteal can cause pain in the lower leg.

5. Nutritional Imbalances

Yes, what you eat can help you heal or it can keep you in pain. Not only are there specific foods that create inflammation, but imbalances in minerals and nutrients are a major factor…

For example, you can have too much calcium and not enough magnesium and this can create calcification (stenosis, bone spurs, etc)… Keep in mind this is just one example… there are many others.

As a dental hygienist, I had a family come in one day for cleanings. By the time I was ready for the father, he informed me I had a lot to live up to. His six-year-old daughter kept commenting that a "very smart lady" was cleaning their teeth today.

The father said she kept going on about my intelligence until he finally had to ask what she was basing her opinion on.

The little girl replied, "I heard people in here call her the Dental High Genius."   (*courtesy of Reader's Digest*)

Humor

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

If you're riding ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there.

Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco.

Never kick a cow chip on a hot day.

There are two theories to arguing with a woman... neither works.

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

Always drink upstream from the herd.

If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.

One of the most difficult things I have found to do is to really think about others while I have been fighting this battle against my chronic pain.  I mean, I have thought about others and I do think about them but the level of thought, the effort that I put into that thought, hasn't been what I believe I have put into it in the past.  That doesn't mean that I care any less about others, it's just the sheer amount of mental and physical energy it's taken for me to tolerate the changes and the pain that my body is enduring.  I recognized that fact and it shook me to think that I was shortchanging my wife and my children; that I wasn't doing as good a job being dad, hubby, son, brother, friend, neighbor and co-worker as I could have been doing.  I was so busy working on finding strength that I was overlooking one of the greatest sources of strength there is; those around us who care about us.

I quickly made note of the fact that when looking for resources to help tolerate chronic pain and ease pain flareups, looking "under our nose" should be the first place we look.  I think you'd be surprised how much  strength you can gain from knowing that your family, friends and associates are praying for you and wishing you better days.  The freedom that you gain mentally is like taking a hundred pound weight off of your chest.  Knowing that the ones you care about have a level of real understanding of your struggle with chronic pain and having them react in a manner to help you tolerate each day better and to recover from flareups faster is an effective component in my multimodal chronic pain toleration system.  While you are improving your multimodal chronic pain toleration system and working on solutions to help you live a healthier, happier, less pain filled lifestyle, don't forget to reward those around you for their support.  They might tell you that you don't owe them anything because they are doing it out of love but go ahead and get them something anyway.  It will make you feel better knowing they have a material sign of how grateful you are for their support and love and deep down inside they will actually like that in the midst of your struggle you cared enough about them to say thanks.  And that, my fellow multimodal system members, is a very unselfish act on your part

Here are the segments as I see them:

Supporters: family, friends, coworkers, neighbors, church members, clergy

Food:  easy to fix recipes, healthy foods, plenty of water, balanced diet, daily vitamin

Exercise:  simple to follow regimen, workout partner, place to workout/room to workout, chart to note progress, workout equipment as useable

Mental:  place to meditate, meditation process, music to meditate to/mood music, books to read, interactive games to keep you involved, "sharpen the saw" processes, stress relievers, hobbies

Recovery:  comfort products, massage products, heating pads, ice packs/ice recirculators, medications as prescribed by your doctors

Social:  neighbors to visit and to visit you, local activities to attend, social internet activities if desired, volunteer projects, family time, family events

Intimate:  select time with spouse/significant other, conversation, cuddling, date night, massage

Spiritual:  meditate, commune with self, reflection, forgiveness, anxiety relief, prayer, spiritual readings, motivational readings,

See the  rest of this website for more tips, ideas, information and methods to work through segment of a multimodal pain tolerations solution.

Strong Body

Keeping Our Bodies In As Good Shape As We Can Takes A Commitment Of Energy That Many Days We Think We Don't  Have.  I Have Found That The Problem Stems From One Major Issue:  We Try To Do To Much And Fail So We Quit.

Okay, look.  If you really want to take better care of your body while you are fighting off your particular pain, chronic pain, pain flareup, here is an important tip:  keep it short and simple.