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Why Sore Necks & Tension Headaches?
Just about all of us will experience short-term or chronic neck discomfort and headaches during our lives.
The causes vary - a poor mattress, incorrect posture, muscle tension, sudden movements or stress.
Most neck and headache tension from daily living is preventable and manageable. For intense aches resulting from accidents or serious injury, you should seek medical care immediately.
Neck discomfort and headaches that don't stop keep us from enjoying our activities, and drain our strength. It can be quite frustrating. This product is great for you if:
You get up in the morning in discomfort.
You struggle to earn your living in discomfort.
And, sleep does not come easily since you are in discomfort.
You dream of completing daily tasks without added difficulty. You dream of fully enjoying any activity you chose to do. You dream of living in the moment and not preoccupied with discomfort.
Neck Discomfort
The most common cause of neck discomfort is injury to the soft tissues including the muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
Discomfort located in the neck is a common medical condition. Neck discomfort can come from a number of disorders and diseases of any tissues in the neck, such as degenerative disc disease, neck strain, whiplash, a herniated disc, or a pinched nerve. Neck discomfort is also referred to as cervical discomfort.
Discomfort is commonly associated with dull aching. Sometimes discomfort in the neck is worsened with movement of the neck. Other symptoms associated with some forms of neck discomfort include numbness, tingling, tenderness, sharp shooting, fullness, difficulty swallowing, pulsations, swishing sounds in the head, dizziness or lightheadedness, and gland swelling.
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Headaches
Causes include inadequate rest, physical or mental stress, hunger or overexertion
Headaches can often be triggered by stress. Examples of stressors include:
What Are The Symptoms?
There are many different symptoms for neck discomfort. Some of the most common are:
Additionally symptoms may include the inability to feel things normally due to pinched, bruised, or cut nerves; coolness or color changes from arteries, veins, or both have been injured or blocked; as well as swelling, muscle spasms or tightness.
There are many different symptoms for tension headaches. Here are some of the most common:
What Can You Do?
You yearn for the days when you had boundless energy and no discomfort.
What if you bounced out of bed in the morning ready to embrace the day?
What if you participated in any hobby and sport of your choice?
Imagining the possibilities of a good-feeling life is great. Yet, action is required to achieve this result.
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Neck Relief Options
Let's explore the available options, so that you can choice the option that is best for you.
Injections of Medication - May help relieve discomfort with corticosteroid medications near the nerve roots or small neck joints or into neck muscles. Numbing medications, such as lidocaine, also can be injected to numb your neck discomfort.
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) - Electrodes placed on your skin near the painful areas deliver tiny electrical impulses that may relieve discomfort.
Neck Exercises & Stretching - Exercises from a physical therapist that you can do at home may ease discomfort, restore muscle function, and increasing the strength and endurance of your neck muscles.
Your doctor may prescribe stronger pain medicine or anti-inflammatory medications than what you can get over-the-counter. Opioid analgesics, muscle relaxants, tramadol (Ultram) or tricyclic antidepressant medications are often prescribed for neck discomfort.
Headache Relief Options?
Pain Medications - Doctors often recommend over-the-counter pain relievers such as aspirin, acetaminophen, and other NSAIDs. These provide relief for most people with tension-type headaches.
Other Combinations - Aspirin or acetaminophen or both are often combined with caffeine or a sedative drug in a single medication.
Other Medications - For people who experience both migraines and episodic tension headaches, a triptan can effectively relieve the discomfort of both headaches.
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Nature's Rite Back and Neck Relief is an all natural roll-on lotion that relaxes tense muscles, eases discomfort, quells nerve irritation, and enhances tissue repair!
Great for tension headaches, too!
Our discomfort solution is an easy-to-use, no mess, cost-effective product!
Your neck discomfort and headaches can literally disappear!
No extracted menthols so it won't sting or smell strong It's NON-GREASY and water based for effective absorption into the skin You get relief in minutes! PLUS, it's all natural!
Ingredients:
All you have to do is apply the lotion liberally over the pained area! Don't just stop the discomfort. Heal the tissues causing discomfort.
Structures of the Neck?
There are seven vertebrae that are the bony building blocks of the spine in the neck (the cervical vertebrae) that surround the spinal cord and canal. Between these vertebrae are discs, and nearby pass the nerves of the neck. Within the neck, structures include the neck muscles, arteries, veins, lymph glands, thyroid gland, parathyroid glands, esophagus, larynx, and trachea. Diseases or conditions that affect any of these tissues of the neck can lead to neck discomfort.
Diagnosing Neck Discomfort
In diagnosing the cause of neck discomfort, it is important to review the history of the symptoms. In reviewing the history, the doctor will note the location, intensity, duration, and radiation of the discomfort. Any past injury to the neck is noted. Aggravating and/or relieving positions or motions are also recorded. The neck is examined at rest and in motion. Tenderness is detected during palpation of the neck. An examination of the nervous system is performed to determine whether or not nerve involvement is present.
Further testing of undiagnosed neck discomfort can include x-ray evaluation, CAT scan, bone scan, MRI scan, myelogram, and electrical tests such as electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction velocity test (NCV). How is neck discomfort treated?
The treatment of neck discomfort depends on its precise cause. Treatment options include rest, heat/ice applications, traction, soft collar, traction, physical therapy (ultrasound, massage, manipulation), local injections of cortisone or anesthetics, topical anesthetic lotions, topical discomfort patches, muscle relaxers, analgesics, and surgical procedures.
Prevention
To prevent injuries, examine your home for potential hazards and correct them to reduce the chance of accidental injury. Proper exercise of the shoulders and neck can reduce the risk of injury.
When performing hazardous tasks, be sure to have someone present to reduce the likelihood of injury. For example, when climbing a ladder, have someone hold the base of the ladder to keep it from sliding to either side.
Know your limitations. Do not perform activities that you do not have the training, skills, tools, or strength to accomplish. Wear seat belts and use other safety equipment to reduce injuries.
Because most neck and shoulder discomfort is caused by sprains and strains, you can expect a full recovery or to recover with minor limitations on your activities. Some conditions require hospitalization, surgical repair, physical therapy, or other rehabilitative measures. The extent of recovery may be complete or limited. Some conditions can be recurrent or persistent; thus, you should have a treatment plan to learn how to deal with and adapt to any limitations.
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Tension Headaches
Also called muscle contraction headaches - are the most common type of headache, according to the American Academy of Neurology. This is the type of headache with which many of us are familiar. The discomfort is usually mild-to-moderate and may also include feelings of tightness or pressure around the head and neck.
We can develop a tension headache because of stress, fatigue, eyestrain or poor posture among other things. Certain physical postures that tense head and neck muscles - such as holding one's chin down while reading - can lead to tension headaches. So can prolonged writing under poor light, or holding a phone between the shoulder and ear or even gum chewing. More serious problems that can cause muscle contraction headaches include degenerative arthritis of the neck and temporomandibular joint dysfunction.
The National Headache Foundation (NHF) says there are two types of tension headaches: Episodic - which occur randomly and usually can be aided by timeand/or over-the-counter medications. Chronic - which occur much more frequently, sometimes even every day. These should be discussed with a doctor to find the underlying cause. Chronic muscle contraction headaches can last for weeks, months and sometimes years.
The discomfort of these headaches is often described as a tight band around the head or a feeling that the head and neck are in a cast. NHF says causes can be tied to mental and emotional issues such as anxiety and depression Occasionally, tension headaches will be accompanied by nausea, vomiting and blurred vision, but there is no pre-headache syndrome as with migraine headaches. According to the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS), muscle contraction headaches have not been linked to hormones or foods, as migraine headaches have, nor is there a strong hereditary connection.
From MedicineNet.com
Dealing with Tension Headaches Treatment for muscle contraction headache varies. The first consideration is to treat any specific disorder or disease that may be causing the headache. For example, arthritis of the neck may be treated with anti-inflammatory medication and TMD may be helped by corrective devices for the mouth and jaw.
Small changes can help in some cases. Tension headaches can develop as a result of excess strain on those muscles; for example, looking down at work on your desk or computer for an extended period of time or sleeping or reclining on a pillow that's too high. In such cases, changing pillows and making a conscious effort to relax and periodically stretch the head and neck muscles while reading or working can be helpful Acute tension headaches not associated with a disease are treated with analgesics like aspirin and acetaminophen.
If you do need medication, be aware that such over-the-counter measures are for occasional use only. It's also important that, as with any medicine, you use and store these products correctly. And also remember that if headaches are occurring often, you should call your doctor for advice. Stronger analgesics may need to be prescribed, however prolonged use of these drugs can lead to dependence and should be monitored carefully.
In addition, it's important to remember that some types of headaches can also indicate a serious medical condition. So call your doctor or seek medical help right away if you experience any sudden intense headaches, accompanied by other symptoms such as slurred speech, changes in vision, stiff neck, fever or numbness. They could be the sign of a stroke or other serious condition. from Catholic Health
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