Did you know that the human head weighs an average of 10-11 pounds? That means your spinal structure, and your back and neck muscles, have a lot to hold up. And, when poor posture puts your body out of alignment, you risk pressure that can cause chronic pain.
If you suffer from frequent headaches, it’s worth considering the question of whether musculoskeletal issues resulting from poor posture could be to blame.
At Performance Pain & Sports Medicine, Dr. Matthias Wiederholz, Dr. Suzanne Manzi, and our team are here to help get to the bottom of your pain complaints with treatments and lifestyle changes to get you and keep you pain-free.
We provide a full range of headache and neck pain treatments from our locations in Houston and League City, Texas, and Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
Poor posture and muscle imbalances: exploring the connection
When your body isn’t correctly aligned, all sorts of things can start to go wrong with your musculoskeletal structure. Pressure in the wrong areas can lead to pinched nerves, causing chronic pain.
Poor posture can also create muscle imbalances. This means some of your muscles may be taking too much strain, while others are inactive and weak, not pulling their part of the overall load.
When this happens, pain often results. Instead of just trying to treat your pain, including neck pain and headaches, it may make sense to take a look at your posture and body alignment and see if simple changes could make a big difference to your quality of life.
Headaches and body alignment
Factors like pinched nerves and muscle imbalances set you up for chronic pain, often in the form of recurring headaches. Do you wonder why your head hurts all the time? Underlying posture problems and muscle weaknesses could be the root of your problem.
The good news is, you can improve your posture and restore your musculoskeletal alignment and pain-free function. Our team at Performance Pain & Sports Medicine helps you understand more about your condition and works with you on a treatment plan to create gradual, lasting improvement in your overall body alignment and mechanics.
Re-aligning your head, neck, and more
Your provider starts your treatment with a thorough examination, reviewing your symptoms and health history. Diagnostic imaging tests can also help us learn more about your alignment issues.
Even if other providers haven’t been able to find an explanation for your headaches, it’s worth getting checked out at PPSM. We treat neck conditions including torticollis, whiplash, muscle strains or sprains, pinched nerves in your neck, and chronic headaches.
Your treatment plan may include pain management strategies, as well as physical therapy stretches and exercises to realign your body and strengthen the key muscles you need to keep your head held high without pain.
If you suffer from chronic headaches and think your poor posture and biomechanics could be part of the problem, contact our team to learn more about the treatments and interventions that could benefit you.
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