The occurrence of pain in the neck on the right side, which appears after sleep or hypothermia, increases with turning / tilting the head indicates problems with the muscles, spine, its ligaments, internal vessels or the nervous system.

Pain occurs due to inflammation in the muscles of the neck, sprains, or acute pinching of the nerve roots. These symptoms appear against the background of diseases of the spine due to a violation of the innervation and blood circulation in the muscles.

The day before, a few days before the attack, 90% have neck pains, but less intense and appearing when the head is turned too far. Seated work, physical exercise, stressful situations, or hypothermia cause an acute phase.

Usually, patients feel pain in the morning, after sleep, and already during the day they notice that it intensifies with certain movements.

How to complain about this problem:

• He slept on his stomach with his head turned to the left. In the morning woke up with pain in the neck, worse when turning to the right;
• It blew through the neck on the right;
• At night, my neck ached from an uncomfortable position of the head
• Slept on a large pillow, in the morning there was a pain in the neck on the right, which occurs when turning;
• We ventilated the room before going to bed, in the morning there was a pain in the neck from the side closest to the source of the cold;
• Bringing the head to the shoulder, there is a thrill in the neck, very severe pain to tremor;
• Pain appears only when the neck moves, if you do not turn it, nothing hurts;
• Turning your head to the left and throwing it back, the neck muscles on the right hurt;
• After a massage, a bath, a sauna, pain appeared on the right.

What diagnoses can be made:

• Osteochondrosis cervical spine - degenerative-dystrophic process;
• Osteophytosis - a change in the shape of the vertebrae with the formation;
• Cervicalgia or vertebral cervicalgia on the right - acute pain of unspecified etiology, clinical syndrome of primary diagnosis;
• Intervertebral hernia;
• Cervical disc protrusion;
• Myositis of the trapezius muscle;
• Myogelosis - lumps in the muscles of the neck, palpable as painful points in the center of the neck or at the base of the head;
• Cervical spondylosis;
• Vertebral artery syndrome;

Diagnoses are made on the basis of MRI or CT of the cervical spine, ultrasound of the vessels of the head and neck, examination by a doctor and tests.

Differential diagnosis:

• Diseases of the tonsils (chronic tonsillitis, tonsillitis, sometimes adenoids);
• Diseases of the ear (including the vestibular apparatus);
• Diseases of the upper respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract;
• Diseases of the thyroid gland;
• Tumor changes;
• Consequences of trauma;
• Mental abnormalities (with a duration of more than 6 months).

To clarify the diagnosis, you may need to consult an ENT specialist, endocrinologist, pulmonologist, traumatologist, psychiatrist, etc. Ultrasound of the thyroid gland, X-ray of the neck, fluorography, blood / urine analysis, etc. When collecting anamnesis, unnecessary examinations and visits to doctors can be excluded.

When to visit a vertebrologist:

1. If pain in the neck muscles bothers for more than 3 days, you should consider visiting a doctor. If it hurts for more than 7 days, consult a doctor immediately.
2. If pain occurs when turning less than 15 degrees (chin movement in right side up to 10 cm);
3. There was numbness of the right hand, fingers or pain radiating to the shoulder, scapula, etc.;
4. The attack is repeated more than 2 times on one side for 1 year;
5. Intense pain of unknown origin, a significant increase with every hour;

If all the symptoms agree with the description above and the patient suggests a possible cause, you can observe the problem for several days. The first problem that arose poses little or no threat. To reduce symptoms, it is better to avoid any work for 2-3 days, rest at home. You can use dry heat in the form of a scarf throughout the day, but it is unacceptable to warm up the problem. Together, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory ointments containing diclofenac are used (for example, diclak gel). The main thing during this period is to avoid any cold and reduce movements in the neck, try to avoid pain. After two days, the pain should almost completely go away. It is unacceptable to do any kind of exercise or exercise at home, as this will clearly increase the pain.

Good day, dear members of the forum! I've been following the forum for a long time as a reader, and as they say, it's time to tell about myself. I am 44 years old, height 177 cm, weight 82 kg, average physique, no injuries, scoliosis was diagnosed back in school age... I cannot call my lifestyle active at the present time, I’m a sedentary job as a lawyer, but I don’t consider myself a “nerd” either. He was engaged in boxing, did military service, worked in law enforcement agencies.

About a year or a year and a half ago, I began to notice that when walking and driving, the head involuntarily turns to the right side, while there is no pain, the mobility of the neck is not impaired. I waited a little, all the same year - one and a half, and suddenly it will pass by itself, it has not passed, I went to the doctors.

At the first consultation, the neurologist diagnosed spastic torticollis and recommended:
- X-ray of the cervical spine in 2 positions;

- phenibut 0.25 g, 1 tab. in the morning, 1 tab. in the afternoon, 2 tab. at night - 1 month;
- clonazepam 2 mg, 1/2 tab. at night - 14 days.
In words, the doctor said that nothing would help, it is best to inject the botox into the tense muscle, which will weaken and stop pulling the head for a while, then repeat the injections as needed.

The next day, an X-ray of the cervical spine was performed, which revealed C1 subluxation.

At the second consultation, the neurologist recommended:
- Traumeel 2.2 ml, intramuscularly, after 2 days for the 3rd - 5 times;
- midocalm 150 mg, 1/2 tab. in the morning, 1 tab. in the evening - 21 days;
- Shants collar;
- magnetic therapy for the cervical spine;
- exercise therapy;
- MRI of the cervical spine.

A week later, he underwent MRI, which determined the signs of osteochondrosis due to the moderate smoothness of physiological lordosis.
The shape of the vertebral bodies SZ-C7 is deformed due to the ventral, lateral and dorsal marginal osteophytes of the coracoid shape, pointed hook-shaped processes.
In the vertebral bodies C2, C3, C4, signs of fatty degeneration of the bone marrow are determined in the form of areas that are hyperintense in T2, T1 imaging scans, and a hypointense signal in STIR.
A pronounced left-sided scoliosis was revealed in the scan area.
Severe degenerative-dystrophic changes are determined m-n disks- subchondral sclerosis of the endplates, dehydration changes in the nucleus pulposus, moderate decrease heights m-n discs, a decrease in the MR signal from them. The posterior longitudinal ligament is detached at the C5-C7 level.
At the C4-C5 level, there is a dorsal diffuse protrusion of the intervertebral disc, protruding into the lumen of the spinal canal up to 3.0 mm. The width of the lumen of the spinal canal at the indicated level is 11.3 mm, without impairment of CSF dynamics.
At the level of C5-C6, there is a dorsal diffuse hernia of the intervertebral disc, covered with osteophytes, protruding into the lumen of the spinal canal up to 4.1 mm. The width of the lumen of the spinal canal at the indicated level is 9.1 mm, without impairment of CSF dynamics.
At the C6-C7 level, there is a dorsal diffuse hernia of the intervertebral disc, protruding into the lumen of the spinal canal up to 4.3 mm, with a moderate volumetric effect on the anterior wall of the dural sac, narrowing of the intervertebral foramen, more on the left - along with pronounced dorsal osteophytes. The width of the lumen of the spinal canal at the level of the specified motor segment is 8.2 mm, without impairment of CSF dynamics. The yellow ligament is not thickened.
The spinal cord is structural, the intensity of the MR signal from it is not changed.
In paravertebral soft tissues no pathological changes were revealed at the research level.
Conclusion: MRI picture of osteochondrosis of the cervical spine. MR signs
protrusions m-n disk C4-C5, herniated discs C5-C6, C6-C7. Spondylosis. Scoliosis. MR signs of fatty degeneration of the bone marrow of the vertebral bodies.

At the third consultation, another neurologist made a diagnosis, listing the results of the MRI scan, separated by commas: osteochondrosis, scoliosis, hernia mn discs C5-C6, C6-C7, protrusion of m-n discs C4-C5, spondylosis, spastic torticollis and recommended:
- Actovegin 2 ml, intramuscularly - 10 injections;
- ATP 2 ml, intramuscularly - 10 injections;
- proserin 1.0, subcutaneously - 10 injections;
- baclofen or finlepsin tablets;
- ENMG;
- longitudinal electrophoresis with dibazol;
- relaxing massage of the cervical spine;
- furosemide or panangin tablets.

At the beginning of April, an ENMG study took place, which determined a decrease in AIDS brachial plexus on both sides. In words, the doctor explained that there was nothing wrong, no nerves were pinched.

It should be noted that all the recommendations received at the third consultation were fully implemented. In addition, after electrophoresis, several sessions of DDT were carried out, magnetotherapy with the Almag apparatus and intramuscular milgamma - 15 injections.

After the treatment, I can proudly say that nothing helped, the head still involuntarily turns to the side. When driving and walking, you have to support your head with your hand, your neck muscles get very tired by the end of the day. The collar of Shants helps a little, but after removing it, everything starts all over again. The artopedic pillow does not help either; in the morning, just getting out of bed, the head turns to the side.

Visited a chiropractor this week. The doctor did honey massage, taught some relaxation exercises, but I don't think similar exercises will solve the problem.

I understand that there is osteochondrosis of the cervical spine and that you cannot get away from it, although I have not seen such complaints about an involuntary turn of the head anywhere on the forum. I do not understand why the head pulls to the side if the nerves are not pinched and is it possible to remove or reduce it? Was the treatment prescribed? Or maybe not osteochondrosis is the reason? And then what?

Thank you for listening. I'd like to hear the opinion of members of the forum and experts.
Best regards, Andrey Prokofiev. Samara region, Syzran.

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Comrades, I will be brief, I have a delicate problem, an involuntary turn of the head. I ran to the doctors. They offered pills. There are 2 ways either to do the operation of the cervical boards displacement. Or to do Botox 200 ml is enough for 3 months. I will be very glad if anyone can help.

It is much easier to find such people who voluntarily go to death than those who will patiently suffer from constant pain.

Almost every inhabitant of our planet faces a headache sooner or later. For some, this acquaintance takes place in childhood, for others - already in mature age... As a rule, such a symptom does not alert its owner (well, who has not suffered from a headache?). And in 80% of cases, pain is really not a threat to health or life, but the rest of such cases are associated with serious and dangerous diseases. Therefore, it is very important to figure out which headache is episodic and is associated, for example, with overwork of the body, and in which cases it is worth sounding the alarm.

We believe that too many barriers have been created in the CIS for effective assistance population with headaches, which include clinical, social and political-economic. The information collected on the site will help to overcome some of the barriers - we tried to include maximum amount useful information about everything related to headache, its causes, possible complications and consequences, diagnosis and treatment of various types of cephalalgias, useful tips and lifestyle recommendations so you never have a headache again.

Remember! Any type and localization of pain, including headache, is a signal from the body that something has gone wrong inside, and everything must be quickly corrected so that health does not suffer. Therefore, you do not need to take a headache as a given, live and put up with it, but as a call to active action.

Did you know that ...

• Headache is one of the most common complaints, along with dizziness, that patients present to the doctor. Seeking medical help in this regard accounts for almost 70% of all visits to the doctor.
• Previously, it was believed that primary headaches in children do not develop, but today it has been proven that children suffer from migraines at least as adults. By the age of 7, up to 40% of children complain of cephalalgia, and by 15 - all 75%.

• In the world, about 10% of the population suffers from migraines, but no more than 25% of them seek specialized medical care. The rest continue to endure such torment.
• Headache is not a separate disease (with the exception of primary types, when the true cause of pain cannot be determined), but one of many symptoms of the underlying disease. There are practically no pathologies that could not cause cephalalgia.

• The brain itself never hurts, because there are no pain receptors in its tissue. The cerebral vessels, membranes, muscles and fascia of the head hurt when they are compressed, stretched, spasms, injured, intoxicated.

• Often a headache is side effect many medicines. Therefore, first you need to analyze all the medications that you take, for example, cause cephalalgia, oral contraceptives, nitroglycerin, etc. There is also the concept of abusal headache, when cephalalgia is provoked by uncontrolled intake of drugs for headache, oddly enough it sounds.
• Hypertension causes headaches much less frequently than is commonly believed.
• Very often, headache is associated with diseases that absolutely do not concern the brain - cervical osteochondrosis, ear diseases, dental problems, eye pathology.
• Headache is one of the most common health problems for an office worker.
• According to statistics, 40 million Russians have problems with pressure.
• According to numerous studies, women are more susceptible to migraine-related headaches than men.
• The headache does not spare anyone. According to historical data, Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great, Peter I, Ludwig Beethoven, Charles Darwin, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Sigmund Freud, Napoleon, Anton Chekhov, Alfred Nobel and others suffered from migraines.

Types and mechanisms of headache development

The first mention of a headache, the clinic of which resembles a migraine, dates back to 5000 BC. Throughout its history, mankind has repeatedly tried to understand what is the matter and how to get rid of cephalgia. There were both failures and successful attempts. For the first time, they tried to classify a headache in 1962, because, how many patients - so many types of pain can be found (this is a subjective feeling and until today there are no objective methods for measuring the magnitude of head pain). This classification existed until 1988, when International Committee headache has released a new guide to the types and definitions of the main types of cephalgia. We still use this classification (ICGB-2) with a small revision in 2004.

Despite the fact that this classification most fully describes and explains the nature of headaches, but in some cases existing option cephalalgia is difficult to attribute to a specific rubric.

According to the NIH (US National Institutes of Health) classification, there are 5 categories of headaches that explain the mechanism of pain occurrence (pathogenetic classification). According to the NIH, primary headaches are those that are not associated with organic changes in the brain, blood vessels, membranes, and other anatomical structures. That is, when examining such a patient, the doctor does not find a single pathological change that could explain the cause of the headache. Secondary headaches are always associated with some structural or functional changes, for example, increase, brain tumors, cerebral atherosclerosis, intoxication, cervical osteochondrosis, etc.

Headache development mechanisms

Vascular headache- narrowing, compression or pathological expansion of the arteries or veins of the head, slowing down of blood flow with the development of cerebral hypoxia, overlap of the lumen of blood vessels by thrombi, emboli, atherosclerotic plaques.

Cephalalgia muscle tension - activation of muscle pain receptors or aponeurosis of the head during prolonged tension for some reason.

CSF headache- develops with increased or decreased intracranial pressure, with displacement of brain structures, their compression, for example, aneurysm, cyst or tumor.

Neuralgic type of pain- occurs when the fibers of the cranial nerves are irritated or compressed, as well as when the nerve sheath is damaged by any pathological process (trigeminal neuralgia, occipital neuralgia, pathology of the vestibular nerve, etc.). As a rule, such pain is perceived by patients as a shooting, electric shock.

Psychalgia- headache of central genesis, when all the above described components are absent, and the pain is caused by disorders in the system of endogenous opiates and monoamines of the brain, for example, Parkinson's disease.

Need to know! Very rarely, a headache can be attributed to one type, much more often it is mixed, when several, or even all, mechanisms of cephalalgia are involved.

Videos about the main types of headaches:

The main causes of headaches

There are about 200 reasons that are considered common, and even more rare. We'll take a quick look at the most common ones, as more than 95% of cases are related to this. So, if you have a headache, then the first thing to do is to determine which category of cephalgia your sensations belong to - primary or secondary headaches.

Common causes of primary cephalalgia

Remember! The doctor can make the diagnosis of primary cephalalgia only after a thorough examination of the patient, according to the results of which no organic changes were found that could lead to such symptoms.

It is very important to know and follow this rule. Because dangerous diseases, for example, brain tumors, also manifest themselves as a mild headache at the beginning, over time it intensifies, other pathological symptoms join and establish a true diagnosis. But often this happens with a delay and nothing can be done. That's why early diagnosis Is the key to successful treatment.

Migraine Is one of the most common causes of headaches. Migraine pain is very typical, sometimes, one description of an attack is enough to make a diagnosis. But we must not forget that it is necessary to exclude severe brain damage.

The exact cause of migraine has not yet been established, but there are theories that try to explain this symptom, you can find them in the corresponding section of our website.

An attack can be provoked by:

• stress factors and emotional experiences;
• certain types of food, such as chocolates, nuts, hard cheeses, smoked and spicy foods;
• drinking alcohol, especially red wine;
• physical and mental overload;
• lack of sleep or, conversely, prolonged sleep;
• tobacco smoking;
• change of weather.

Migraine pain can be recognized by these symptoms. The pain is one-sided, develops as a pulsation, in its strength - very intense, accompanied by dizziness, urge to vomit and hypersensitivity to human stimuli (light, sounds), increases from any physical effort. The attack lasts from 4 hours to 3 days without treatment.

In some cases, a normal migraine attack can drag on and turn into a migraine status, which is an emergency and requires intensive treatment, as it can provoke a cerebral stroke.

Tension headache- it is this violation that prevails among all primary cephalgias. It appears at the end of the working day, has a low or medium intensity, diffuse localization, constricting or constricting character. Sometimes patients describe it as a helmet worn over the head.

The pain lasts from 30 minutes to 4 hours. It disappears on its own after rest, sleep or taking a regular pain reliever. Not accompanied by nausea, dizziness, or other warning signs.

Bundle headache- it is also called cluster or histamine. This is a very severe (on a visual analogue scale of pain it is rated at a maximum of 10 points), paroxysmal, unilateral headache. It is localized in the area of ​​the eye, temporal lobe, lasts several seconds or minutes, but in a series of attacks. A characteristic symptom of cluster pain is redness of the mucous membrane of the eye on the affected side, discharge of tears, nasal congestion and rhinorrhea, increased facial sweating, constriction of the pupil on the pain side.

Sometimes cluster pain is so severe that it leads to suicidal attempts by a person. It is also considered a characteristic sign that pain is eliminated by taking indomethacin and never changes its side.

Common causes of secondary cephalalgia

Wobble blood pressure - not only hypertension, but also arterial hypotension can lead to headaches. Pain with changes in blood pressure refers to vascular causes, when the cerebral arteries narrow or dilate and the brain tissue does not receive enough oxygen, or its hyperperfusion is observed.

Risk factors and development of hypertension - high blood pressure

The head can hurt in 3 cases:

• a sharp increase in pressure - a hypertensive crisis against the background of a lack of control therapy or psychoemotional overstrain;
• lowering pressure below normal (90/60) with hypotonic illness, anemia, orthostatic hypotension, blood loss, shock, overdose of drugs for hypertension;
• with the development of complications from the side of the vessels against the background of prolonged hypertension and cerebral atherosclerosis - a chronic ischemic brain disease.

On the pages of our site you will find all the necessary information on how to treat arterial hypertension, how to protect yourself from its consequences, the right lifestyle and dietary habits so that you do not overtake a stroke or heart attack. Also learn to provide first aid for hypertensive crisis and suspected stroke.

Headaches associated with head trauma are very common among young people (road accidents, sports and domestic injuries). Cephalalgia accompanies, as an acute period of traumatic brain injury, so it can remain for life after such a transferred episode. It so happens that after a mild TBI, for example, a concussion, the patient does not adhere to all the doctor's recommendations or does not seek medical help at all, and after 2-3 months he develops post-traumatic migraine pains. In the corresponding section of our website, you will find all the necessary algorithm on how to behave, what can be done, and what is strictly prohibited in case of head injuries.

Acute disorders of cerebral circulation(stroke and microstroke) always occur with severe headache, regardless of the type of lesion, ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke. But with such a vascular catastrophe, cephalalgia fades into the background and is not the main diagnostic criterion. In case of alarming symptoms, which are described below, it is imperative to call an ambulance, since the likelihood of a stroke is very high.

How to recognize a stroke and first aid - infographic

Alarming headache symptoms:

• pain came on suddenly or for the first time, especially in older people and in a child (a sign of a brain tumor);
• it is very intense, estimated on a pain scale of 8-10 points;
• accompanied by impaired consciousness, speech, muscle weakness, vision (stroke symptom);
• if a person cannot move any limb;
• at the same time you can see persistent fever, a rash of a hemorrhagic nature on the body (a sign of meningitis);
• if the pregnant woman has developed cephalalgia, epileptic seizures and hypertension (a symptom of eclampsia).

Brain tumors always accompanied by pain. It is associated primarily with an increase in pressure inside the skull and compression of the growing neoplasm of brain structures. The characteristic signs of pain syndrome can be considered:

• appears or aggravated by the chime after sleep and in a horizontal position;
• pain is progressive - each next attack is stronger than the previous one;
• accompanied by nausea and vomiting, which do not bring relief;
• patients always complain of dizziness;
• as the disease progresses, focal neurological symptoms appear (paresis, paralysis, impaired vision, speech, hearing, psyche, seizures, etc.).

CNS infections. An infectious lesion of the meninges, meningitis, or brain tissue, encephalitis, always proceeds with a headache. These are very serious diseases that mainly affect young children and lead to severe complications that can lead to death over several hours if health care was not provided.

Parents should be alerted by such signs as a sharp deterioration in the child's condition, the appearance of a severe headache and high fever, which cannot be reduced by anything (conventional medications do not help), the appearance of a hemorrhagic rash on the body, and impaired consciousness.

Dizziness is a sure companion of headaches

As already mentioned, dizziness also belongs to the frequent complaints of people at the doctor's appointment, and even more often it is observed along with a headache. On our website you can find answers to the questions why dizziness develops at normal, high and low pressure, with cervical osteochondrosis, with vegetative-vascular dystonia, with menstrual bleeding, after eating and many other specific situations.

Meteosensitivity is the cause of blood pressure problems
Blood pressure rate - infographic

In general, it is customary to distinguish between true dizziness, which is associated with damage to the central or peripheral part of the vestibular analyzer, and false, associated with all other causes. You will learn to distinguish the symptoms of real dizziness from other pathological signs, for example, lightheadedness, and you will also be able to professionally provide first aid for vertigo to yourself and others. Headache in pregnant women requires special attention and special treatment that is safe for the fetus

Often, a headache finds a person in unusual conditions, for example, the head can ache during pregnancy, in nursing mothers, after sexual intercourse, a hearty meal, etc. Often in such situations, people do not know what it is connected with, what can be done to get rid of from headache and its prevention.

This is especially important for pregnant and lactating mothers to know. After all, cephalalgia in this case cannot be stopped with the usual pain reliever pill, because most of them are harmful to the fetus or baby. On the pages of this site you will find clear recommendations on what to do in such cases and with what it is connected. You will find out which medications can be used without fear of harming the baby, and which ones should be strictly forgotten. You will also find tips on alternative methods of eliminating headaches, which, at times, turn out to be no less effective than standard ones, for example, acupressure for headaches.

Diagnostic program

It is very easy to diagnose a headache, but finding its true cause is a more difficult task. For accurate diagnosis, doctors use several familiar and modern techniques:

• general laboratory tests blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid;
• radiography spinal column and skull;
• MRI, CT, PET-CT of the brain and spine;
• angiography of cerebral vessels to identify vascular diseases, for example, cerebral artery aneurysms;
• electroencephalography, myography, rheoencephalography and other electrophysiological diagnostic techniques functional state brain.

You can independently try to diagnose the cause of the headache, using the self-diagnosis tables and information from our website, for subsequent contact with a neurologist.

Table of primary diagnosis of headache How to make an appointment with a doctor

Video transmission about what the headache hides:

As you can see, there are a lot of reasons for a seemingly common headache. All of them require different medical tactics and diagnostic methods, some are not dangerous, while others pose a direct threat to health and life.

We have tried to collect in one place all the information that a person may need when looking for answers to questions about the causes and treatment of their headaches. It must be remembered that self-medication can be hazardous to health, but this does not mean that the patient should not understand the essence of his disease and the principles of dealing with it. For this purpose, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the materials on the site, because our main goal is to be useful and do good!

Sit down, bend left leg back, and the right forward and close to the body. Turn your entire torso to the right and lean on your right hand. Increase the turn to the right a little and move your hand a little more to the right, so that the turn creates only slight tension. Place your left hand on the crown of your head so that it helps your head tilt to the right and left so that the right ear approaches the right shoulder, then the left ear - to the left shoulder. Be careful not to turn your head instead of tilting it; the nose should look in the original direction, even when the right ear approaches the right shoulder and then the left ear approaches the left shoulder.

Then change the position of your legs to the other side, turn your body to the left and lean on your left hand. Repeat head tilts, helping with the right hand on the crown of the head. You will be able to tilt your head further to the right and to the left if you help with the movement of the spine, which will bend to the left when the head bends to the right, and vice versa.

Sitting torso swing

Sit on the floor, move your feet to the right. Swing your torso from right to left light movements gradually increasing the amplitude. Let the arms be carried away with a torso movement, as it was in the exercise in a standing position at the beginning of the lesson. Breathe freely to make rocking easier.

After a few swings, change the movement of the head and eyes in relation to the torso and arms so that the head and eyes move to the left and the torso moves to the right, and vice versa.

Without stopping the movement, make it again unidirectional, then again the opposite.

Continue these alternating movements until the transition from one to the other becomes smooth and easy. Perform about twenty-five movements of each type, then rest.

Repeat this exercise, sitting down in reverse, turning both legs to the left. Relax.

Sit down and see how the quality and angle of the turns have changed since the beginning of the lesson.

Turning the torso while standing, alternately raising the heels

Stand with your feet about the width of your pelvis, turn your arms and torso from right to left, the head moves with the body. When you move to the right, let the left heel lift off the floor, when you move to the left - the right. Make sure your arms move freely, continue, make twenty five to thirty turns. When the head movements are smooth and pleasant, change their direction. Continue turning your head in the opposite direction to the movement of your torso until this movement is also light and smooth. Change direction again, and move your head along with your shoulders. Try changing the direction of your head without stopping your torso.

Take a walk and see how your posture, movement, and breathing have changed.

Lesson 11: Awareness of the Outside Consciousness by Conscious Means

Every human being has parts in his body that he is fully aware of and parts that he is not completely familiar with. For example, almost everyone is more aware of the lips and fingertips than the back of the head and armpits. A complete and uniform image of oneself, awareness of all parts of the body - sensations, feelings and thoughts - is an ideal that is still difficult to achieve. This lesson introduces a technique for replenishing the self-image by comparing sensations in parts of the body that a person is aware of and those that he is not aware of. This experience will help you become aware of those parts of the body that are not used in ordinary conscious actions.

Neck pains accompany the current generation, even generations (since this pain, like love, is of all ages of submission), with enviable constancy.

Any office worker professional sportsman, a pensioner or a schoolboy sometimes experiences unpleasant sensations - a neck hurts, it hurts to turn his head, pain is felt from behind, from the side, the neck makes a crunch when turning. The cause of the pain in the first place was a sedentary lifestyle, which we all voluntarily or forcibly give preference to.

Neck. Functional features of the body part

But one of the functions of the neck can hardly be called secondary - to withstand enormous loads.

So, the average weight of the head of an adult is approximately 4.5 kilograms - this is the weight that constitutes the main load on the neck and spinal region during perfect posture(straight back and keeping the head straight). By the way, the first sign that something is wrong with the posture is that the neck hurts, it hurts to turn both the head and the body.

But back to the strength of materials: the axial load is much lighter in comparison with the inclined one. What happens if a person tilts their head only three centimeters forward? The neck load is increased to 9 kg. If the slope is six centimeters, the equivalent increases to 13.5 kg. And this is due to some few divisions on the ruler.

And now you can count how many times a person changes his head position during the day. Not exactly, of course. On average - about 1000. A weak neck would definitely not stand this. Therefore, we can rightfully rank the neck as one of the most powerful parts of the body. And the fact that she aches a little, most of us are to blame.

If the spine is uneven, then the neck hurts.

The first and most common cause of frequent neck pain is not correct posture... Few people stick to the rule now perfect back: this is when she is straight, her chin is slightly raised, and her shoulders leaned back a little (everything, as they taught the unforgettable Lyudmila Prokofievna from "Office Romance"). Everything, basically, like her - shriveled, squeezed. And this is a big disaster for the health of the neck.

The main problem, even the threat of incorrect posture, is that the head moves to the side or forward (visually this is imperceptible, but the neck reacts very negatively). This posture creates all the prerequisites for deformation of the vertebral discs and the development of a hernia. And if at the beginning of the "era of incorrect posture" everything seems to be good, nothing bothers, then in a year or two the uneven spine will make itself felt. If your neck hurts, it hurts to turn your head - this is the "hello" from the spine offended by inattention.

The mass problem of office plankton

Not only have cars flooded all around, computers have also joined them! Now it is hardly possible to find an uncompromising one. Is that the janitor does not use a "hellish car", therefore, he is full of health.

Everyone who does not get out of his PC eight hours a day and five days a week, counting, developing, plotting and predicting, suffer from osteochondrosis en masse.

A familiar ailment: it hurts to turn your head, your neck hurts, or you feel unbearable discomfort inside it, you want to throw your head back on the chair for a few minutes. This, by the way, is a sin to deny yourself: the neck, exhausted by constant tension, asks for mercy and rest.

Rolling back and circular rotation head - the most affordable exercises that can be performed without leaving the workplace, and which the neck really needs.

Disease beyond age

Although there is no definite name for this disease, everyone characterizes it in almost the same way: the neck hurts, it hurts to turn the head, but it cannot be attributed to frivolous and self-passing.

Has no specific age preferences, it is typical for both schoolchildren primary school, as well as for students and working youth, as well as for grandmothers who spend their leisure time on the benches at the entrances.

Nature and reasons

Pain in the neck can be either sharp (lumbago) or pulling. Both types are extremely unpleasant. A lumbago occurs in any part of the neck, pulling, as a rule, on one side. If the neck hurts, it hurts to turn to the right, then this is it - "long-lasting" stringy pain. If one-sided pain lasts more than a week, this is a signal from the body about some serious illness.

Neck pain can be caused by:

• injury;
• osteochondrosis;
• osteoarthritis;
• severe overstrain of the cervical muscles;
• being in an uncomfortable position for a long time;
• hypothermia;
• stay in a draft;
• swelling or hernia of the spine;
• some diseases (rheumatism, heart attack, syphilis).

First actions for pain

Nobody likes going to doctors, and at the first minor or very tangible pain, we all prefer to endure, heal on our own, or hope at random. Well, my neck is jammed, it hurts to turn my head - is this a reason to rush to the clinic?

If a person is sure that pain in the neck does not represent anything dangerous - he just turned badly or stretched out, then you can try to get rid of the unpleasant sensations on your own.

The first thing to do if the neck hurts, it hurts to turn your head, warm up the muscles with massage. Maybe, what pinched, and massage movements will be able to "pull out" her and put in place.

If you know for sure that the cause of the pain is a draft, then massage cannot be done here. Warming rubbing or compresses are needed. In parallel, you can take aspirin.

The inflammatory process must be removed with cold compresses: keep ice wrapped in a towel for several minutes. After the compress, the neck must be wiped and warmed up - at least by taking a hot shower.

If the neck hurts, it hurts to turn and touch - injury is possible. In this case, a visit to the doctor cannot be avoided.

And if the pain radiates to the arm, up to numbness of the limb, is felt in the ears or in the bone of the base of the skull, then this is a serious reason to get the advice of a neurologist - such symptoms are a harbinger of very dangerous diseases.

How to get rid of pain forever? Is it possible?

If the pain has just begun to manifest itself, then it may very well be that nothing has been lost yet. You need to carefully analyze its nature, find out the reason and begin to get rid of it.

The fact that the neck hurts, it hurts to turn the head, may indicate a wrong lifestyle.

Therefore, the new rules for everyone who wants to forget about pain are as follows:

• sit less at the computer and at the TV, walk more in the fresh air;
• at sedentary work you need to take a ten-minute break every hour - just walk around the office, stand by the window, drink coffee, in the end;
• perform the complex daily easy exercises;
• visit a massage therapist regularly;
• even if you have been ill, it will be useful to periodically do acupuncture.

Posture restoration exercise

So, posture. The most important factor in preventing neck pain. If you know how to keep your back straight, then everything will be fine with your neck. To our great regret, for most, aligning the back is an almost unrealistic task. That is why the neck hurts, it hurts to turn it even slightly - its pain lurks in the back.

The proposed exercise gives an excellent effect, but it is difficult because you can forget about it in the hustle and bustle of the working day, it can be endlessly postponed until tomorrow. But if the neck hurts, it hurts to turn, you need to take action. This exercise belongs to the category of preventive, but it also helps with the first painful sensations.

1. The starting position is to stand straight.
2. Raise your shoulders as high as possible.
3. Spread the raised shoulders to the sides until it stops.
4. Lower your shoulders.

This position is necessary for the disappearance of pain in the neck. The main secret to the success of the exercise is to constantly remind yourself of its need and control correct position back. It is uncomfortable and difficult only in the first few days, and then the correct posture becomes a habit.

Simple saving gymnastics

To relieve or prevent neck pain, you need to train it daily through simple exercises that you can do without leaving the table.

Exercise 1. Leaving the shoulders motionless, it is necessary to perform head tilts first to one, then to the second shoulder.

Exercise 2. Put your hands on your forehead and, bending forward slightly, create resistance to tilting your head with your palms. Likewise - when tilting back and to the sides.

Exercise 3. Holding a weight (no more than 2 kg) in your hands, you should shrug your shoulders several times.

Main complaints

After being in a draft, when uncomfortable posture during sleep, with a sharp change in the position of the head, complaints of pain in the neck are almost the same for everyone:

• After a long and uncomfortable sitting on a low chair (the head was constantly raised up), a feeling of dull pain appeared in the inferior occipital part - the place where the neck “joins” the head.
• I smoked by the open window, now it hurts to turn my head, my neck hurts.
• I slept all night on an uncomfortable pillow, woke up feeling a numb neck.
• The neck always hurts with a sharp turn of the head and lifting up.
• The pain arose unexpectedly - the neck hurts, it hurts to turn and touch.