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Shoulder pain when sleeping on your side

Sleeping on Your Side People complain of pain that disturbs their sleep when lying on the painful shoulder. Surprisingly, it creates pain as it is stretched when sleeping on the opposite shoulder too. It is a deeper pain than the illustration suggests. They have spent most of their time sleeping on that shoulder with that hand […]

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Pain, Burning & Tingling on Back of Head

When the trigger point severely restricts the muscle, people complain of pain, burning, tingling, and “that numb feeling” on the back of the head. They are often concerned because the pain is tingling and can feel prickly along the back of their head. They may say that it bothers them less now but will bother

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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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Neck Tension When Wearing a Heavy Coat

Pain in the Upper Neck People complain about pain in the upper neck that makes them irritable. They often describe that sensation that extends down toward the shoulder as tension instead of pain as they continue. At the same time, they explain things that aggravate it but seldom can describe the incident that created the injury.

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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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Self Care – Headache Relief Through Ice And Stretch

The Problem Many of my clients with “migraines” or “sinus headaches” actually have cervicogenic headaches (originating from the neck). Many of my clients and people who have found this on the web have relief from these debilitating headaches by using this process. You can get relief from your headaches too. Most of us are familiar

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Pain In The Base Of The Head With Earache

Want to skip ahead?Here’s a link to my post about getting relief on your own. People with this referral pattern complain of headaches and pain at the base of the head. Several trigger points create pain in this area. The trigger point assessment does a great job connecting the problem to the muscle with NMT assessment.

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Neck-ache Headache, Eye-ache

Want to skip ahead?Here’s a link to my post about getting relief on your own. With this pattern, people complain of a headache behind the eye. That’s not enough information. When the headache pattern is severe, they may trace the pattern with their hand. Starting from the back of their neck, they move along the side

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Headache on the Top of Your Head

Primary Complaint Clients touch the top of their heads, saying, “I have a headache on the top of my head.” Often, they lean forward with their chin up and turn to one side while talking. Frequently, they slump forward at the waist while sitting to make this more comfortable. Seemingly, they naturally adopt the posture of

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