Combined acupuncture and Chuna manual therapy for the relief of chronic neck pain

Kyunghee123 Korean medicine clinic

Gangdong-gu, Seoul

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Reasons why the neck and shoulders often get stiff

• Many people dismiss the feeling of the back of the neck becoming as hard as a stone and the shoulders constantly feeling heavy as if pressed down, saying, "That is just my constitution."
• However, muscle stiffness is closer to a signal sent by the body than a matter of constitution.
• If the same spot repeatedly hardens every day, it means that area is continuously working in the same way.

car accident injury recovery, they say the tests showed no abnormalities.

• There are many people who, when told "it looks clear on the X-ray," feel at a loss, visiting an emergency room or orthopedic clinic immediately after an accident to have X-rays and CT scans taken and being told that "there is nothing wrong with the bones."
• However, after returning home and a few days pass, days continue where your neck feels heavy, your shoulders are stiff as stones, your head feels dizzy, and you do not feel refreshed even after sleeping.
• In times like this, it is very natural to think, "The tests said there were no problems, so why is it so hard?" or "Am I being too sensitive?"

The approach to menopausal hot flashes varies depending on body constitution.

• Menopausal hot flashes: The approach varies depending on your constitution. Why does hot flashes occur?
• Menopausal hot flashes are a representative vasomotor symptom that occurs around the menopausal transition.
• As ovarian function declines, estrogen secretion decreases, and consequently, the thermoregulatory center in the hypothalamus becomes hypersensitive to even minute temperature changes.

Reasons why the neck and shoulders often get stiff

• Many people dismiss the feeling of the back of the neck becoming as hard as a stone and the shoulders constantly feeling heavy as if pressed down, saying, "That is just my constitution."
• However, muscle stiffness is closer to a signal sent by the body than a matter of constitution.
• If the same spot repeatedly hardens every day, it means that area is continuously working in the same way.

Early symptoms of a herniated cervical disc: When should you visit Korean medicine clinic?

• So, many people get through it by applying a patch or doing stretches.
• However, in the early stages of a herniated cervical disc, it is not uncommon for numbness to manifest first in the shoulders, arms, or fingertips rather than in the neck itself.
• If you frequently work on a computer or use a smartphone, I hope you will consider that the discomfort you dismissed as simple muscle pain could actually be a sign of cervical nerve compression.

Things You Must Know Before Herniated Disc Surgery

• Things You Must Know Before Herniated Disc Surgery "I was told it's a herniated disc; do I need surgery?" This is a question I hear several times a day in the clinic.
• The moment they are diagnosed with a herniated disc, many people accept surgery as the inevitable next step, but in actual clinical practice, cases requiring surgery are much fewer than expected.
• If you know what signals your lower back is sending right now and how to read them, your options change.