I used to have Military Neck
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Most of my muscle pulls and bendy issues can be corrected with exercise and stretching. Back around 1995 though, I was having increasingly frequent migraine headaches. I decided to get an x-ray of my neck to see if something odd was happening. It turns out I had what some refer to as “military neck”. In other words, my neck did not have the curve most people have. My neck bones were straight up and down.
The chiropractor started a series of manipulations. I also had a few sessions with their physical therapist to go over exercises and stretches that would help the results of the manipulations stay in place longer. I remember the guy telling me that by the end of a few weeks, I would be able to lay my ear on my shoulder. This seemed impossible to me at the time. Looking back, it is hard to believe my neck was ever so bad that I couldn’t do that.
Needless to say, I am in much better shape these days.
The only issue I had with my particular chiropractor is that his practice was urging him to continue therapy for longer than I actually needed. Treatment should be discontinued when symptoms disappear. He knew this. I knew this. Since he was young and ethical and I think we kind of had crushes on one another, he quietly coached me to go ahead and cancel my next appointment and just come back if the pain reappeared. It was a good lesson and to this day I only go as long as I need to go.
Listen to your own body and it will tell you exactly what you need to do.
It’s funny what makes me think of topics like this. I net surfed my way to an Airdrie Chiropractor webpage and it started a flow of memories.
My headaches, by the way, are much less frequent. I still get sinus headaches and headaches caused by other issues, but I rarely (if ever) get headaches that are caused by posture of my neck anymore.
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