Poor Neck Posture

Long term abnormal neck posture leads to muscle strain, disc herniations, arthritis, pinched nerves and instability. Poor health can result from stretching of the spinal cord. A major part of head, neck, jaw and shoulder pain is due to poor posture including fibromyalgia, myofascial pain syndrome, temporomandibular joint dysfunction and chronic fatigue syndromes.

Neck Pain and Women: Why Women Suffer More

Neck pain is increasingly getting noticed in today's society and women are at the forefront of this annoyance. We do not know exactly why women suffer neck pain more than men, however, there are some theories. The tendency for women to experience neck pain in significantly higher numbers than men indicate the importance of proper knowledge in attempts at neck pain relief and prevention.

Genetic factors have an important influence on neck pain reporting in women. These factors include the genetic determinants of structural degeneration commonly known as neck arthritis and an individuals inherited tendency toward psychological distress. Women tend to report more tension neck syndrome, cervicogenic - neck related headaches and tension headaches. Interestingly, women also report more dizziness, vertigo and motion sickness, which may also be related to the neck.

Arthritis in the neck due to poor posture and related stress on the joints is divided into stages of degeneration

Over a period of time, poor neck posture may cause joints to deteriorate resulting in neck arthritis. The sensitive nerves can become pinched. Soft tissues like muscles and ligaments stiffen and become hard and inelastic as they try to assume a more supportive function. Because the joints become unstable the ligaments which attach bones harden and try to act like bones. The muscles used to move bones lose elasticity as they try to function like ligaments. This process of neck arthritis will continue and may result in severe neck pain and even disability.