If your headaches start in your neck, chances are you have wondered this at some point: “Should I be wearing a neck brace?” Maybe a doctor mentioned it or maybe someone in a support group swears by it or maybe you saw one online at 2 am, desperate for relief. And honestly? That question makes sense. When your head is pounding, your neck feels heavy, and even holding yourself upright feels like work, the idea of external support sounds comforting. Like finally letting something else hold you up. But here’s the part most people don’t explain well: A neck brace can help or it can quietly make things worse, depending on how you use it. Let’s talk through it in this blog ....
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As an executive mom, your calendar is packed from sunrise to bedtime. You are running the show at work, showing up for your family, and somehow still expected to keep yourself together. But if you are experiencing nagging headaches that start in your neck and creep up into your head, this might be your body’s way of saying: "Something needs to shift." Here’s the good news - simple posture resets can offer real relief.
As a physical therapist, certified posture expert, and executive mom power coach, I see this all the time: women pushing through neck tension, stiffness, and headaches, assuming it's just a side effect of stress or screen time. But your posture has more influence on your pain than you think. In this blog lets discuss three simple resets that can help to ease your Cervicogenic headaches in the long run ....
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If you are an executive mom who has finally carved out time to move your body but ends up with a pounding headache afterward, it’s frustrating, to say the least. You may be doing the “right thing” by exercising but despite that your head may hurt more than your muscles. The truth is, many busy women are unknowingly setting themselves up for post-workout headaches, not because they are doing too much, but because they are doing it with poor posture or excessive muscular tension in the neck and shoulders. In this blog, lets discuss the link between workouts and headaches and how to modify your workout to prevent headaches ....
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As an executive mom juggling work demands, school pickups, and everything in between, it’s easy to go hours, sometimes the whole day without drinking enough water. You might tell yourself it’s no big deal, or that you will make up for it later. But what if that low-grade tension headache you keep pushing through isn’t just from stress or lack of sleep but from something as simple and fixable as dehydration? In this blog let’s unpack why hydration might be the headache trigger you have been overlooking ....
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If you are a busy executive mom juggling work, home, and everything in between and wondering why your headaches seem to flare up around “certain times of the month” you are not imagining it. Even if your pain starts in your neck or shoulders (classic cervicogenic headache symptoms), hormones can still be playing a major role in how intense or frequent your headaches feel. In this blog, lets break it down, without the medical jargon so you can finally stop feeling like you are missing something ....
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