What are some common causes of neck pain?
What can you do to relieve neck pain? A sample osteopathic treatment for neck tension. What’s Dr. JJ taking today? Dr. JJ is taking Magnesium, which is a mineral. Dr. JJ takes magnesium on a nightly basis usually for muscle spasms. People with chronic neck pain tend to have a lot of muscle guarding and magnesium tends to help for that. What are some common causes of neck pain? Often back, neck and shoulder pain is caused by lifestyle factors, like: 1. The way people sit in their chair at work. Often the office chairs are not very good at supporting the individual’s lower back and neck. Not only are people often sitting a lot, but they are usually sitting at computers. The way people’s arms are positioned when working on a computer can put people in a posture that can cause pain or soreness by the end of the day. 2. Poor posture in general. A lot of people don’t do exercises to keep their core muscles tight and promote good stability down in their lower back. This causes them to slouch
