Most people assume hip pain means a hip problem. It usually doesn’t. If your hips ache after sitting in a chair for 20 minutes, stiffen up when you stand, or feel tight and sore through the buttocks and upper thigh — the cause is almost always muscle tension, not joint damage. And the muscles involved … Read more
Stress and muscle tension pain are more connected than most people realize. When you feel emotionally stressed, your muscles — especially in your neck, shoulders, and jaw — contract and guard, just like they would protecting you from a physical threat. The problem is that emotional stress never fully resolves the way a physical danger … Read more
Referred pain and compensation are two major reasons pain keeps moving from one area to another. You treat your neck for a week and it improves — then the headaches start. You fix the headaches and your shoulder starts acting up. You work on the shoulder and the pain moves to your upper back. If … Read more