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There are many nerves that come off of the cervical (neck) vertebral bodies that pass down in front of the shoulder heading towards the arm. Irritation of these nerves can refer pain to the shoulder.

Rotation of the neck or tilting of the neck can create your shoulder pain if these nerves are involved. There may also be numbness, tingling, weakness, and difficulty with motion/movement.

Reposition the screen height. The top of the monitor needs to be below eye level. This may require removing the CPU and even the swivel base from under the monitor. When the screen is placed too high (above eye level), forehead muscles contract causing headache and fatigue. Increasing font size may help. Computer glasses may help if you find yourself leaning forward to view the screen.

Pillows and sleeping most definitely cause undue stress to your spinal column and all the musculature around your neck and shoulders. Having the proper pillow is very important in maintaining good spinal health. It is the biggest frustration to many people, and can in fact cause many neck problems which require chiropractic adjustments to correct. In discussing your pain, addressing the issue of the proper pillow is critical. Many patients ask what a "good" pillow is.

The goal of chiropractic care is to get the joint stable. It depends on the severity, and duration of the problem as to the prognosis of care.

Migraine headaches ore usually severe and sharp, throbbing in nature, and generally affect one side of the head, Tension headaches tend to occur frequently, last a long time and are characterized by a dull, steady pain that feels like a band of pressure around the neck. But despite these differences they are closely related, Chiropractic care has been proven to be extremely effective in treating migraine and tension headaches as well as neck pain and stiffness,

A Forward Head Posture causes a decreased blood supply to the neck region and increases the weight of the head on the postural muscles of the neck threefold. Rounded Shoulders Posture compresses the tendons in the front of the shoulder, causing pain in the shoulder and arm.

You may have a dysfunction of the jaw joint, or a temporomandibular disorder (TMD) commonly referred to as TMJ. TMD prevents your upper and lower teeth from coming together in proper alignment and one of the most common symptoms is a tension headache. Constant contraction of muscle fibers within the muscles creates tension. Unfortunately, these headaches can be so frequent or severe that they are often misdiagnosed and treated as migraines.

Although, the Gallballdder in our stretches are for the legs, the meridian for the Gallbladder (GB) goes through the outside of the legs, into the gluteal muscles, up the side of the body and neck, and into the side of the head. However, one point along the route happens to be those “headache” points on the top of the head, so by stretching the GB you could lessen your headaches!

There are many causes of neck pain, and the pain itself can be divided into the categories of: mechanical, coming from the joint or the disc; radicular, coming from a nerve or nerve root; or myelopathic, coming from the spinal cord. The spine is composed of segments that have essentially three joints, the disc in the front and two facet joints in the back.

Neck pain can be so mild that it is merely annoying and distracting. Or it can be so severe that it is unbearable and incapacitating. Most instances of neck pain (and stiffness) are minor and commonly caused by something you did. That is, if you keep your head in an awkward position for too long the joints in your neck can "lock" and the neck muscles can become painfully fatigued.

Almost everyone experiences some sort of neck pain or stiffness at one time or another. Because you are human and walk upright, your head is "balanced" atop your spinal column. If the muscles that support your head are not kept strong and in good condition, the upper part of your spinal column is vulnerable to strains and injuries. Older people, whose joints have been worn by much use over time, are subject to osteoarthritis (also known as degenerative joint disease or DJD).

Doctors of chiropractic have the training and skills to relieve your neck pain, overcome stiffness, and restore the mobility and range of motion of any frozen neck vertebrae. They are devoted to helping you get back to your normal pursuits and start feeling like yourself again. Perhaps their most important contribution is their ability to bring their specialized diagnostic skills, techniques, and equipment to bear in assessing what is causing your neck problems.

Yes, Heal Headaches is effective on all types of headaches, including migraines, cluster headaches, stress headaches, etc.

Pain that occurs as a result of a cervical spine problem usually radiates in a line extending distally from the neck or shoulder girdle into the arm and toward the hand/fingers. It usually has a specific distribution in the arm rather than feeling like "whole arm" pain.