Stiff Neck

In recent years, stiff neck is a modern disease. You use your smartphone on a daily basis and you’re slouching forward. Many people suffer from stiff necks and stiff shoulders by continuing this posture for a long hours.

ただ、There are few people who can grasp the true cause of their stiff neck, because there are many different causes of stiff neck.

Stiff necks are roughly divided into two types, so you can refer to the identification of the cause of stiff neck.

There are Two Types
of Stiff Necks.

  • Stiff neck caused by illness

    Stiff necks caused by diseases are called “symptomatic stiff necks”. It does not only refer to diseases that directly affect the bones, muscles, and joints around the shoulders and neck. Diseases that do not seem to affect internal organs or eyes are also included.

    Recently, there is possibility that stiff neck and blood pressure may be closely related.

    Low blood pressure can possible to cause stiff neck, but recently there is a widespread view that high blood pressure is a higher risk. Arteriosclerosis, which causes high blood pressure, narrows blood vessels and causes poor blood circulation, which can lead to stiff neck. In fact, many people with high blood pressure have stiff neck.

    At present, the causal relationship between hypertension and stiff neck has not been elucidated. However, it is important to maintain normal blood pressure, because it cannot be denied that poor blood circulation can lead to stiff neck, so.

  • Stiff neck caused by lifestyle

    Stiff shoulders for which the cause cannot be identified are called “essential stiff neck,” and most people diagnosed with stiff neck belong to this category. There are factors such as blood circulation and poor posture, but it refers to stiff neck without disease.

    Causes of essential stiff shoulders

    • Long-term use of smartphones and computers in the same posture
    • Poor posture such as hunched back and sloping shoulders
    • mMuscle weakness due to lack of exercise
    • Air conditioning makes you cold
    • Chronic stress
    • Inappropriate lifestyle

    If you have these causes are not one but multiple, the muscle tension continues, and the autonomic nerves are disturbed, etc., resulting in poor blood circulation and stiff neck.

Long-term use of smartphones and computers can be the cause of stiff neck.

stiff neck

Stiff neck and asthenopia are caused by being the same posture for long hours, such as using a smartphone or computer or working at a desk.

When using a smartphone or computer or doing desk work, most people continue to lean forward even if they are careful. Keeping the posture that puts a burden on the shoulders and neck for a long hours causes poor blood circulation and leads to stiff neck.

In addition, looking at small letters and light sources puts excessive strain on the eyes, and blinks reduce one by about 10 times. It can cause dry eyes and eyestrain.

Did you find any reference to the cause of your stiff neck? There are some treatments that you can do yourself, but we recommend treatment at an acupuncture and moxibustion clinic for those who want to improve quickly.

Our clinic, located in Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo, specializes in treating stiff neck with acupuncture and moxibustion. Please feel free to come if you are chronically plagued stiff neck.

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