Symptoms Can Include:
- Neck pain, sometimes pain in the shoulder blade and even into the arm.
- Can include muscle spasms
- Decreased range of motion in the neck, may include inability to turn one’s head or look up and down without pain.
- Overhead activities and long periods of sitting can aggravate pain.
- “Cracking” or “crunching” sensation
Relationship to Body Structure and Behavior:
These are just notes so far from the word document:
Related to sitting on a chair with back support
‘Nice-and-Tall’ posture causing a loss of cervical ES support
Violin players
Suggestions for Prevention:
Restore cervical ES function during walking and avoid a fixed position (sitting in front of computer screen)
