We often feel pain in the neck or neck tension. There are various reasons which lead to neck tension. The pain can also reach to the back, shoulders and arms also. How would you know that you have neck tension?

The most common reasons of neck tension are wrong posture. It is very common and we do not pay heed to the posture of our neck while sleeping, reading or sitting etc.

A stiff neck is typically characterized by soreness and difficulty moving the neck – especially when trying to turn the head to the side. A stiff neck may also be accompanied by a headache, shoulder pain and/or arm pain, and cause the individual to turn the entire body as opposed to the neck when trying to look sideways or backwards.

Symptoms typically last for a couple of days or a week and may prompt neck pain that ranges from mildly painful but annoying to extremely painful and limiting.

If you spend most of your time in front of the computer or television then wrong placement of both electronics can cause you to hurt your neck.

It is recommended to position your electronics in the right distance and height. Neck tension can also occur if you strain your neck while doing some physical activity.

No matter how you got the neck tension problem in your life, the important thing is to know that if you have it, then you must take proper care of yourself in order to make sure that your mild neck tension does not turn into something drastically more serious such as some sort of chronic condition.

Consider NeuroMuscular Therapy to discover the reason why muscles have become dysfunctional. Factors can be trigger points, ischemic tissue, entrapment, structural asymmetries (posture), nutrition and systemic and yes stress.

Whenever you feel that your neck is stiff or there is unexplained pain in the neck. Sometimes it is also accompanied by dizziness and blackouts. If you experience any one or combination of these symptoms then it is advised that you should consult a doctor for your condition