My neck has been hurting for almost 6 weeks, but I don’t know why. I don’t remember anything happening that would have injured it, and I’ve been sleeping they same way as usual. I have a memory foam bed and pillow, so I don’t think it’s my bed either. How much it hurts really varies by the day, but on days like today it’s really hard to move my neck down and/or to the right (it’s only the back, right side that hurts). Massaging it makes it feel better, but not completely and the pain just returns later. What could be wrong?
Also, I know that I need to go to doctor, but won’t be able to until mid-May. I just want to know if anyone has any ideas as to why because it hurts really bad and I want to see if I can find any relief before I end up going to the doctor.
By now you have probably purchased a travel pillow with a special travel pillow case. They are everywhere. Men, women and children are all carrying around their own special pillows these days. Whether it’s on the train commute, by air, by car or by sea, little travel pillows in their special little travel pillow cases are being used to hold up the weary heads of America. If so many are now being seen in public, just imagine the revolution going on at home, on the sofa, in the bed.
There are as many travel pillow cases as there are travel pillow options. There are the inflatable pillows, the tempurpedic pillows, the foam pillows, the flax seed, goose down, synthetic down, and the water pillows. There is one which must have been made for menopausal women called the Chillow as it has a liquid core to keep you cool. Then, after making that exhaustive choice, you have to choose the proper casing.
Some of the materials available today for your pillow case are: soft plush velour, silk, woven brushed microfiber, 100% cotton,300-1000 thread count Egyptian cotton, cotton/poly blend, velvet, suede microfiber, and even cashmere.
I like how jacknives really work my abs, but when I do them it feels like my neck muscles are straining, even when I try to focus on relaxing my neck and just using my abs. Is there something I can use to support my head/neck? Thanks so much!
More than half of the population of the world will face neck pain at some time in their life. If neck pain lasts for long periods or it creates problem repeatedly, it is said to be chronic. Generally chronic neck pain is caused by abnormalities in soft tissues either because of injury or due to prolonged wear and tear. Different types of chronic neck pain are caused by different factors:
Muscle strain:
Overuse of the neck creates strain in the soft tissues. It creates acute pain in the neck and back. Poor posture and work habits sustain the pain for long periods. Repeated overuse of muscles creates pain particularly in the back side of the neck.
Cervical Foraminal Stenosis:
Pain which develops very slowly over the years and occurs after particular neck positions might be due to Cervical Foraminal Stenosis. Wear and aging of the vertebral joints in the neck or at the disc margins creates this kind of pain. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish this type of pain from muscle pain by depending on Xray and CT scans. In such cases, an injection called a medial branch block (MBB) is performed. The injection confirms that the cause of pain is facet joint.
