So, here’s a little confession — I didn’t even know I had forward head posture until a massage therapist casually mentioned it while digging into the knots under my shoulder blades. “You spend a lot of time on a screen, don’t you?” she asked. Guilty. I mean, who isn’t these days? But I never connected…
Have you ever noticed how after a long day of staring at your computer, your neck feels stiff and your upper back is just… angry? Yeah, me too. It’s not just the occasional discomfort either—it’s that deep, nagging tension that builds up silently and refuses to go away. Most people think back pain starts from…
I’ll be honest—when I first heard the term Vertebral Artery Syndrome, I assumed it was one of those obscure, textbook-only conditions. But it turned out to hit closer to home. A friend of mine—an active, otherwise healthy 40-something—began experiencing intense dizziness whenever he turned his head too far. At first, he blamed it on poor…
Ever had one of those days where the room feels like it’s spinning out of nowhere? I’ve been there. The first time it hit me, I thought it was dehydration, maybe low blood sugar. But after a few more episodes, I started digging deeper—and that’s when I stumbled upon something unexpected: the spine. It sounds…
It started subtly—a clenched jaw during stressful workdays, a stiff neck after long Zoom calls. I didn’t connect the dots right away. Like many people, I brushed off the soreness in my upper back and the persistent tightness in my shoulders as a posture issue. But one dental checkup and a chiropractor’s nudge later, the…
Not too long ago, I found myself wincing from yet another migraine that seemed to strike out of nowhere. But after a few patterns started to emerge, one surprising culprit kept popping up: my neck posture. Yep—something as seemingly harmless as the way I sat at my desk or looked down at my phone was…
If you’re like me and you’ve ever had that weird combination of shoulder tension, upper back discomfort, and tingling arms that just won’t quit — well, welcome to the world of thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). I remember thinking it was just bad posture or maybe sleeping wrong. Turns out, it was something a bit more…
It always catches people off guard—when they tell me their neck makes that crunchy, grinding sound and I gently ask, “Has anyone ever talked to you about RA and neck cracking pain?” As a rheumatology nurse practitioner, I’ve heard it more times than I can count. That unexpected creak in the neck? It might not…
High blood pressure and stiff neck symptoms might not be a combo people talk about much at brunch, but let me tell you—it’s one that deserves way more attention than it gets. As an internal medicine physician, I’ve seen patients walk in worried about a sore neck, only to discover their blood pressure is through…