According to research, 85% of us will experience a neck problem at least once in our lives
So why are neck problems so common?
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Specialist Dr. Canberk Gül gave information about neck pain, which is very common in the society, and gave some advice to avoid neck pain.
Considering the location of the neck area, it is at the top of the cranium, that is, the head. Our region
is located. We need some muscles to move our head in various directions, and these muscles are located in the neck area. Considering how much we move our heads in a day, one of the most important causes of neck pain is that we use our neck muscles too much.
The reason why neck pain is so common is Another important reason is that our neck muscles
are quite superficial. To explain this situation better, every time we move our head to the right
left or in other directions, a vector load is placed on the neck muscles.
Since our neck muscles are more superficial than other muscle groups, this is the case.
It is much more affected by vector forces than our other body parts. This is actually the reason why neck stiffness is much more common than waist stiffness.
When explaining the causes of pain in general, we, as physicians, generally categorize the causes of pain into two.
generally. One of these is modifiable risk factors; The other one is the unchangeable risk
factors.
Considering the two reasons I tried to summarize above, it does not seem
possible to change them. Let's see what we can change now; So let's talk about the reasons why we are less likely to experience neck pain if we pay attention to it.
I think there are a few main reasons for all our pain, not just neck pain. rudely. The good thing
The good thing is that it is completely in our hands to prevent these reasons from occurring. So, if we take care to avoid these
situations, our chances of experiencing pain will be quite low.
These reasons are;
-COLD
-MAKING SUDDEN AND REVERSE MOVEMENTS
-STRESS
The mechanism by which cold and stress cause pain complaints is actually quite similar. Both
cause vasoconstriction, that is, contraction, of the muscles. To explain it in simpler language
, think of our muscles as water. With cold and stress, this water turns into ice. This causes the normal position of our neck muscles to deteriorate and shorten. This shortening in the neck muscles causes our neck curve (cervical lordosis), which should normally be flatter
. This is actually exactly the situation we call NECK FLATTENING, which you often hear from us doctors.
In addition, stress generally causes tension in the whole body, that is, it causes us to tense ourselves more. /p>
opening. The reason for this situation is the excessive secretion of some hormones such as adrenaline in case of stress. These hormones secreted during stress cause not only pain but also many
diseases.
Making sudden and reverse movements puts more stress on our neck muscles than normal
and causes neck pain by causing it to stretch.
Let me try to summarize the topics I want to give in this article for you, my patients.
THINGS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER TO AVOID NECK PAIN:
1-Try to keep your neck area as warm as possible. TRY TO REDUCE.
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