N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Nov 26, 2009, 8:45 am
Your spinal cord and nervous system is the most important system in your body. This is why it’s encased in bone. Think about this, your central nervous system; it’s like the hard drive of your com...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Nov 15, 2009, 7:39 pm
On a recent episode of Little People Big World, Amy and Matt Roloff give Jacob (their youngest son) a cell phone for his 12th birthday. Well, he ends up racking up more than 8,000 text messages, wit...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Nov 12, 2009, 7:41 pm
Degenerative Joint disease or DJD is the most common form of arthiritis in the neck. In fact the most common located for degenerative disc disease to occur is in the lower cervical spine at the C5, C6...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Nov 11, 2009, 7:19 pm
A few years ago, a patient brought in a funny looking tool that looked like a cane with knobs. At first appearance I could not figure out what the purpose of this "tool" was. My patient demonstrated t...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Nov 9, 2009, 7:40 pm
   To start off, the SCM muscle is actually named the sternocleidomastoid muscle.  This muscle is responsible for specific neck and head motions and is split into two parts.  The interesting thin...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Nov 7, 2009, 8:40 am
At the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, David Dinge is studying how lack of sleep affects ones activities. He is studying how lack of sleep over time affects the brain and to find out ho...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Nov 4, 2009, 1:23 pm
I recently came across a very informative article in Science News by Tina Hesman Saey. At the Neck Pain Support Blog we focus on neck pain and how to get rid of it. We also focus on how to reduce neck...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Nov 3, 2009, 6:52 pm
For the C6 nerve root to be affected, there must be something going on in between C5 and C6 vertebrae (bones). AkA: a C5-C6 disc herniation or C5-C6 disc bulge The C6 nerve root has a motor, sens...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Nov 2, 2009, 7:48 pm
The hidden cause of your hand or wrist pain may be your neck! Yes, that’s right. Your neck may be causing your hand or wrist pain. Nerves in the lower neck innervate your hands and arms. Basical...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Oct 21, 2009, 8:35 pm
I think that one of the worst headaches a person can experience is a Migraine- it can be very painful and debilitating. There are many known trigger of migraine headaches: Smells Spicy Food MSG...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Oct 20, 2009, 7:50 pm
I am a fan of Little People Big World. I am always amazed and impressed with what the Roloff family has accomplished. On a recent episode Matt (father) and Jeremy (older son) went on a skiing trip, mu...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Oct 16, 2009, 7:56 pm
I have examined many patients who have been involved in motor vehicle accidents and have sustained a whiplash type injury. They often come in with symptoms such as headaches, neck pain, stiff neck, fa...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Oct 12, 2009, 8:22 pm
Los Angeles, California -Dodgers Baseball player Hiroki Kuroda will not be pitching in the National League division series according to his manager Joe Torre. Kuroda was diagnosed with a small di...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Oct 12, 2009, 8:22 pm
Los Angeles, California -Dodgers Baseball player Hiroki Kuroda will not be pitching in the National League division series according to his manager Joe Torre. Kuroda was diagnosed with a small disk h...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Oct 11, 2009, 3:09 pm
Often times carpal tunnel is mistakenly diagnosed and the hidden cause of hand or wrist pain may be your neck. Yes, that’s right, your neck may be causing your hand or wrist pain. Nerves in t...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Oct 7, 2009, 6:26 pm
If you really think about it, or if you’ve experienced a severe health issue, you’ve probably realized everything else falls a distant second. Why do I say this; think about your family, kids, thi...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Oct 6, 2009, 12:57 pm
Trigger points within muscles such as the Trapezius can be a major point of pain. What is a “trigger point?” A trigger point is a point of pain that can be easily irritated. It is often seen in...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Oct 4, 2009, 11:06 am
Loss of cervical lordosis, cervical degeneration, and a lot of neck pain! This has been the theme of the month. I get email questions and comments related to this constantly. Lately a lot of qu...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Sep 27, 2009, 3:23 am
If your neck has a reversed curvature (opening to the "C" is towards the front) that is called a kyphosis. If it’s straight, that’s called a military neck. What we need to to do is get the "C" cu...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Sep 25, 2009, 7:06 pm
A new season of Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) has started and with a bang at that! This year’s line up includes a pop star (Aaron Carter), an R&B star (Macy Gray), and even a reality superstar (Kel...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Sep 19, 2009, 9:05 am
When I talk about neck support I am referring to keeping your head and spine in a normal healthy position. This means keeping the spine straight from the viewpoint of anterior to posterior and a smoot...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Sep 13, 2009, 12:32 pm
How many times do you wake up with a stiff neck? You are in pain, you cannot turn your neck to look right, left, up or down? It’s even difficult to drink your morning cup of coffee. You think to you...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Sep 5, 2009, 11:46 am
What you are referring to is a neck strain. You can’t move your neck very far, your muscles hurt or are in spasm, and sleeping is often difficult because it’s hard to get in a comfortable position...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Sep 4, 2009, 5:59 pm
I always wake up with a terrible neck ache!!! Do they have a pillow that will help this? I have tried a few pillows but none seem to work. I am small and have a long neck..Will that make any differenc...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Aug 23, 2009, 8:04 pm
Recently, I have been getting many emails from patients who wish to improve their posture. The most common posture I see is the forward head posture (or forward head carriage) with rolled shoulders fo...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Aug 21, 2009, 7:37 pm
1. Design your workstation to be ergonomically correct. Check the distance and angle of your computer screen, the height of your chair, your keyboard, and how your arms rest on your chair. Little adju...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Aug 16, 2009, 6:37 pm
You wake up with a stiff neck after sleeping on the couch the night before and find that you cannot turn your head- what could be causing this inability to turn your head, stiffness and overall pain i...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Aug 15, 2009, 1:29 pm
Neck pain can often be a true hindrance, affecting your normal lifestyle and daily activities. This is especially true when, in addition to neck pain, there are other symptoms like headaches or pain r...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Aug 9, 2009, 2:19 pm
One way to build strong bones and prevent fractures and osteoporosis is doing weight bearing exercises on a regular basis. What is weight bearing exercise, you ask? Well, any activity that stresses yo...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Aug 1, 2009, 10:34 am
The key with your chiropractic adjustment or manipulation is getting it to hold so pressure stays off of your nerves and pain doesn’t return. For all of you who have been to the chiropractor this is...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Jul 30, 2009, 10:17 am
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) A new study tested the hypothesis that chronic neck pain sufferers are more predisposed to respiratory dysfunction. The study came out in the July 2009 issue of Cephalalgia....
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Jul 29, 2009, 9:36 am
If you have suffered with neck pain chronically you may have seen multiple doctors. Along the way, someone may have prescribed you to get a neck x-ray. Also known as a cervical x-ray- this often invol...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Jul 22, 2009, 7:55 pm
At the Neck pain support Blog I write about a lot of different topics related to neck pain- specifically neck pain relief. My goal is provide knowledge to my readers about neck pain conditions that pe...
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N J. posted an article on Neck Pain Support - Jul 20, 2009, 7:58 am
Today's Neck Pain Support Post comes from Dr. Bellinger's DownLoadable E-Book called the Neck Pain Relief Kit.Head Retraction Exercises- Head retractions are very significant because most of u...
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