Have you ever gone to bed feeling reasonably comfortable, only to wake up with a stiff neck, an aching back, or sore shoulders? Or perhaps you have noticed that your spinal (back/neck) pain feels worse after a poor night's sleep, even though you have not done anything differently physically. If so, you are not imagining it.
Sleep plays a much bigger role in pain than most people realise. In fact, for many busy executive mums, poor sleep can quietly make pain harder to manage and recovery more difficult. In this blog, let us explore the connection between sleep and spinal (back/neck) pain levels ....
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Have you ever noticed that your cervicogenic headaches seem to have a mind of their own? Some weeks, your neck feels manageable. You can get through your workday without thinking about it too much. Then suddenly, your neck feels tighter, your headaches become more frequent, and the strategies that usually help do not seem quite as effective. Many women assume this means their neck problem is getting worse. But if you are pregnant, postpartum or moving through perimenopause, there may be another piece of the puzzle. Hormonal changes can influence how your body responds to stress, sleep, recovery, and pain. And those changes can make cervicogenic headaches feel more noticeable.
In this blog we will explore why cervicogenic headaches can feel different during perimenopuse and other periods of hormonal changes, how hormones influence the body's ability to cope with stress and recover, and what this means for managing your symptoms effectively ....
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When most people think about posture, they think about neck pain, back pain, stiff shoulders, or headaches. What they do not often think about is focus. Yet by the middle of the day most executive mums feel distracted, mentally tired and less productive. They struggle to concentrate, find themselves constantly shifting position, and feel like their energy is draining away long before the workday is over.
While there are many reasons this can happen, the way you sit may be playing a bigger role than you realise.
In this blog, lets discuss the role of sitting posture in managing your focus, mindful sitting and how to achieve it in simple easy steps, so you can feel more focused, productive and energetic ....
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You have probably noticed this before. Some days, your elbow feels manageable. It is there, but it is not stopping you from getting things done. You can type, carry things, make dinner, and get through your day without thinking about it too much. And then there are those other days. The days packed with meetings, deadlines, school runs, and last-minute requests. The days where you feel like you have been switched on from the moment you wake up. By the end of those days, your elbow seems to hurt more. The ache feels stronger. Gripping feels harder. Even simple tasks seem to irritate it. And you are left wondering, "What did I do differently today?"
In this blog, let us explore why your Golfer's and Tennis Elbow often feels worse on busy, stressful days and why the answer is not always what you are doing with your arm ....
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If you experience cervicogenic headaches regularly, you have probably asked yourself this question before.
Is it stress? .... Is it hormones? .... Is it my posture? .... Or is there something wrong with my neck?
The frustrating thing about cervicogenic headaches is that the answer is often not as simple as we would like it to be. Many women spend months trying to find the one thing causing their headaches. They change their pillow, stretch their neck, drink more water, or try to manage stress better. Sometimes it helps. Sometimes it does not.
And that is because cervicogenic headaches rarely have just one trigger. In this blog lets look at the causes of cervicogenic headaches that often get overlooked, how they lead to the headache and what can be done about it.
In this blog lets explore some of the often-overlooked factors that can contribute to cervicogenic headaches, why symptoms can feel so unpredictable, and how understanding the bigger picture can help you stop chasing one perfect answer and start supporting your body more effectively .....
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