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Self Care – Pain at the Base of the Head and Under Shoulder Blade

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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Self Care – Stiffness at the base of the neck

Self-Care for this stiff pain at the base of the neck can be quick and effective when the person is active and healthy. During the stretching, this person often gets a shift in their neck. For the older or less-active person, this requires some relief strategies with more persistent stretching. For more information about this

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Pain at the Base of the Neck When Turning

People turn their heads and complain of stiffness and pain that focuses on a spot on one side of the base of their neck. When I ask for more details, they often turn their head slowly until they say, “There. It hurts right there.” When I ask them to touch where it hurts, they lay

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Stiff Side of Neck When Turning

Want to skip ahead?Here’s a link to my post about getting relief on your own. Stiff Side of Neck when Turning People complain about stiffness and pain in the side of the neck while turning their heads. Usually, they trace up and down the side of their neck while talking about it. Often, they complain

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Irritating Tags, Burning Shoulders

People complain about the tension between the shoulder blades. There are a lot of things that create tension here, so I press on for more specific information. It is not likely that they came in for a massage because their tags are bothering them, So I ask about the tags when they complain of shoulder tension. They

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Upper Neck Pain with Sore Top of Shoulder

People often complain of pain in the upper neck with soreness on the top of the shoulder. Often, they are more focused on the pain in the upper neck than the top of their shoulder. Many patterns create pain and tension at the top of the neck. This referral pattern is not among the most

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