When you stop coughing, continue to practice social distancing. Act responsibly in protecting the health of yourself and others. Practically speaking, you can stimulate the skin in a waythat reduces the frequency and pain of coughing. This is based on a neurological principle discovered by English surgeon John Hilton. Loosely stated, hot, cold, and pain […]
Here, you’ll find how to get relief on your own with stretching, exercises, icing, etc. Look at this other post to learn more about how people describe this condition or aggravate the problem. Avoid sleeping or reading or watching TV, etc., with your head on the arm of the couch. Also, avoid sleeping with a
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Here, you can find relief through self-care from pain at the base of the head and under the shoulder blade. In this other post, you can read more about how people describe this pattern and the activities that create the problem. Avoid sleeping in awkward positions or, especially, under a draft. Chill aggravates this pain
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Here, you will find self-care strategies that offer relief on your own from this stiff hip with a spot of pain in the groin or calf. You can also read more about how people describe this pain and the activities that typically create the problem in this post. This problem heals more quickly and with less
Overview Here, you will find self-care strategies for neck tension, pain, and irritation in the upper neck from a heavy coat or backpack. Additionally, this tension and irritation may extend into the shoulder. In this other post, you can find more about this pain pattern, what aggravates it, and how people describe it. An underlying
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Here, you will find relief through self-care for the headache at your temple that often comes with a stiff neck on the same side. This other post describes how people experience and create this trigger point pattern. This headache at the temple is one of the most common trigger points. There are many ways to
Polyvagal theory is complex, It proposes that vagus nerve function impacts our ability to stay calm and interact with people in a non-threatening way. It was developed by Steven Porges who has a number of videos about it online. Practically speaking, when I use techniques that focus on improving vagus nerve function people become less
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Here, you’ll find strategies for getting from pain, itching, and burning on the back of your head. If you’d like to read more about how people describe the pain and what aggravates the condition, look at this other post. Some people are concerned about getting a neck ache from washing their hair at the salon.
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You can get relief from this headache spot above the temple by changing activities that aggravate it. Avoid the activities that press into the base of the head and top of the neck, especially with subtle twisting and laying on a cold surface. This picture is an ideal scenario for creating this headache. However, headache
This post has quick relief and lasting relief strategies for the trigger point that creates a burning and itching pain along the inside of your shoulder blade. People tend to focus more on this trigger point because of the urge to rub and scratch in that area. However, if it lingers, they often seek topical
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