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Health Matters: Headaches Caused by Neck Pain

From how you sleep to how you sit, physical therapists say when it comes to headaches your posture can play a big role. “At the top of the neck are some very sensitive nerves and blood vessels, and when our head is slightly poking forward, which it tends to do when we are relaxed and we start to slump, our chin slightly starts to jump forward. It puts a lot of pressure on nerves and blood vessels,” explained Kath Kinross, a physical therapist with Lee Health. If your headache starts in the back of the neck and comes up over the top of the head, the pain is most likely starting in the neck....

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Health Matters: COVID-19 and Back Pain

From the couch to the dining room table, even the bed, for many people COVID-19 has changed where and how you work. “What we’ve got is a situation where people might be spending a lot more time at home than usual. They might be having to work from home or stay home to look after children, and so they may be trying to do their work on a computer that’s set up differently, so that’s going to change the stresses and strains on the spine, particularly being in an awkward posture,” said Kath Kinross, a physical therapist with Lee Health. Things like stress, body alignment, posture, and weight...

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