You know those days when the headache hasn’t started yet, but something just feels off? You are sitting at your desk trying to focus, but your neck feels slightly tight. Your shoulders feel heavier than usual. You find yourself shifting in your chair, rolling your neck, adjusting your position, but nothing really settles. It is not painful enough to stop you, so you push through. And then a few hours later, the headache sets in. By that point, it feels sudden. But in reality, your body has been signalling this much earlier. In this blog, we will break down the early signs your neck is starting to overload and how to step in before it progresses into a full headache ....
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As an executive mum, the long hours at a desk and high mental load leave very little time to reset the body, leading to tight spots. They are called trigger points and they form when muscle fibres stay in a low level contracted state for too long. Initially they might feel minor, so you keep going with meetings, emails, school pickups, dinner and a million other tasks in the day. Over time, they start to restrict blood flow, irritate nearby nerves, and create that familiar combination of dull ache, stiffness, and sometimes even headaches. In this blog, lets discuss what are trigger points and some easy ways to relieve them without adding more to your already busy day ...
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As an executive mum, you probably know this feeling well - a stubborn sore spot in your neck or shoulder that does not quite go away. You press on it and it feels tender, almost bruised. Sometimes the pain even spreads upward into your head or outward toward your shoulder blade. Many people call these “knots.” Clinically, they are called trigger points. In this blog lets discuss what are trigger points or 'knots' in neck and shoulder muscles and in part 2 of the blog we will discuss 'How to Calm Neck Muscle Trigger Points Without Adding More to Your Day' ....
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As a busy executive mom, when elbow pain starts interfering with your day, be it typing, lifting, cooking, carrying, you don’t ignore it. You try to handle it sensibly. You rest it, ice it, you buy the brace. You try a few stretches from the internet. And when the pain keeps coming back, it feels confusing and frustrating. If you have been there, you are not alone and you are not doing anything wrong. Most elbow pain relief fails not because you didn’t try hard enough, but because four important pieces are often missed. In this blog, let’s talk about what these missing pieces usually are.
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As an executive mom, your work bag goes everywhere with you. Between your laptop, charger, notebook, water bottle, and the occasional snack or toy, it quickly becomes heavier than you realise. And because you are used to carrying a lot, physically and emotionally, you may not think twice about it. But if you experience headaches that start in your neck and travel up into your head, your daily bag could be quietly contributing to the problem. In this blog, let’s look at how your work bag may be affecting your neck and what you can do to reduce that strain ...
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