“Sit up straight”, and “Fix your posture” aren’t just annoying things told to us by our teachers and parents. There are several bad posture side effects or causes, for instance., pain in the neck or back, spinal curvature, headaches, etc. Poor posture also involves...
Text neck is also referred to as tech neck. It is a repetitive injury to the neck due to stress. This pain in the neck is caused due to excessive strain from using handheld devices (e.g., mobile, tablets, etc.). The forward posture when using these devices can result...
Cervical osteoarthritis is also known as cervical spondylosis. This disorder involves joints, discs, and bones in the neck or cervical spine. With age, the discs gradually break down, losing the fluid and becoming stiff. Cervical spondylosis or osteoarthritis is a...
A pinched nerve is a spine-related condition in which the nerves get compressed or irritated in the spine. The medical term for a pinched nerve in the neck is cervical radiculopathy. A pinched nerve can occur in any part of the spine; cervical, lumbar, thoracic, etc....
Stiffness in the neck can be due to several reasons including; disease related to the cervical spine or structure of the neck. Our cervical spine contains vertebrae; the building blocks of the spine. Along with muscles, ligaments, and tendons. All of them work...
Our spine is made of several bones and joints known as vertebrae and facet joints respectively. In-between every vertebra there exists a gel-filled disc also known as the intervertebral disc acting as the shock absorber. They also help the spine to move and in case...