As an executive mum juggling work and family responsibilities, headaches can be a common but debilitating part of your day. Have you experienced a headache that seems to stem from your neck? If so, you might be suffering from cervicogenic headaches. Understanding this type of headache is crucial for finding effective relief. In this blog, lets discuss cervicogenic headaches and how they can affect busy mums like you ...
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For executive moms balancing the demands of a high-pressure career with the responsibilities of managing a household, experiencing dizziness can add an additional layer of complexity to their already hectic lives. Cervicogenic dizziness is characterized by a sense of unsteadiness or imbalance linked to neck issues. While it shares symptoms with other forms of dizziness arising from postural hypotension, inner ear problems, side effect of medicines, etc, it is crucial to recognize the distinct causes of cervicogenic vertigo as these are particularly related to the cervical spine. In this blog, lets discuss the common causes of cervicogenic dizziness, also known as cervical vertigo ...
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Our neck or cervical spine plays a crucial role in supporting the head and facilitating movement. However, neck pain can give rise to many other issues. One of them is cervicogenic vertigo – a condition characterized by neck pain and dizziness. In this blog, lets discuss how neck pain can lead to dizziness, also known as Cervicogenic dizziness or Cervical Vertigo ...
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Balancing the fast-paced demands of a high-pressure job with the daily responsibilities of parenting is no easy feat. But this can get even more challenging when you suffer from cervicogenic headaches. These are a type of headache that originates from the cervical spine or neck area. Unlike migraines or tension headaches, which are more commonly known, cervicogenic headaches are often overlooked or misdiagnosed. Understanding when to be concerned about cervicogenic headaches is crucial for timely intervention and effective management. In this blog we will discuss the symptoms of when you can be a cause of concern with Cervicogenic headaches ...
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For the busy executive mom juggling work and family life, health often takes a back seat until it can't be ignored. Cervicogenic dizziness, a type of vertigo originating from the cervical spine or neck region, can be particularly challenging, disrupting your day with bouts of unsteadiness and disorientation. Amidst the chaos of managing work deadlines and your young kids, it's important to recognize the role that sleep habits play in managing this condition.
In this blog, we’re going to discuss how sleep habits can influence cervicogenic dizziness and what you can do to make sure your sleep postures are not contributing to your dizziness.
If you are looking for more details on what is Cervicogenic dizziness and how it occurs watch this video here:
The first and most important thing to avoid is sleeping on your stomach. When you sleep on the stomach, you need to turn your neck to one side or the other, forcing it into full rotation, which can lock your cervical spine in an unnatural position for hours. This causes a lot of tension on one side of the neck while creating compression on the other side of the neck. This can lead to irritation of the nerves in the upper to mid cervical spine, which can in turn increase your dizziness. So try and avoid sleeping on your stomach. Transitioning out of this habit is the first step to relieving dizziness. Opt for side or back sleeping instead. It's a tough habit to break, but it's an essential first step to manage your dizziness. You can find tips on how to transition from stomach sleeping to back or side sleeping HERE.
Secondly, avoid sleeping in a foetal position. This puts you neck in an extreme flexion or bent position. This tends to put the neck, specially the upper to mid cervical spine into a stressful position, thereby increasing your chances of getting cervicogenic dizziness as well as cervical headaches. It is recommended to maintain proper spinal alignment at the cervical spine. For this use a pillow, the height of which should be from your ear lobe to the tip of your shoulder. If the height is less your neck will be tilted towards the bed. If the height is more your neck will be pushed away from the bed and both these situations can lead to pinched nerves in the upper to mid cervical spine, giving rise to cervicogenic dizziness. HERE are the pillows that I use and recommend.
HERE is a free guide on "How can you maintain a Good Posture While Sleeping". It gives you the details of sleeping posture in side lying, back sleeping, 3 postures to avoid when sleeping and how to change to a better sleeping posture and much more. This can avoid compression of the nerves and thus help control your Cervicogenic Dizziness (Cervical vertigo).
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