“Every inch our heads shift forwards adds an extra 10 pounds of pressure on the neck and upper back muscles,” says Michelle Falzone, CEP, exercise physiologist and owner of Pivot Your Wellnes ...

Some devices, such as those used to ease migraines, are even less invasive and are simply held against the skin of the neck. Based on their findings, the researchers next plan to test vagus nerve ...

Physical therapy—including specific exercises and strategies to prevent repetitive motion injuries—is often used as an initial treatment along with pain management to help reduce the effects of a ...

However, many common ab exercises like sit-ups can be tricky, and common mistakes — like pulling on the neck — can cause pain and injury. Luckily, sit-ups and crunches aren’t the only moves ...

The vagus nerve is an important part of interoception ... Mindfulness practices, meditation, and deep breathing exercises can help us tune into our bodies' signals and reduce stress.

A pinched nerve occurs when tissues surrounding a nerve, such as bone, cartilage, muscle or tendon, exert excessive pressure on the nerve, leading to symptoms like pain and numbness. Adults over 50 ...

In a brief statement on social media, Woods described it as a microdecompression surgery of the lumbar spine for nerve impingement on the lower back. That also is referred to as a microdiscectomy ...