SUBOCCIPITAL RELEASE
I was getting ready for an upcoming trip and it seemed like my to do list was never ending. I was stressed, I lacked sleep and I didn’t have time to eat a full meal. I could just feel the stress getting a hold of my head and putting an iron grip over it. I really try not to put my body through a lot of stress so I immediately stopped in my track, took a deep breath and decided to put my body in first place. I take care of people all day long, so it’s important to set a good example and march to the beat of my own drum.
When a client tells me he/she is stressed and has a headache, I give them a great exercise to help release muscle tension in the neck. This simple exercise ALWAYS eliminates their headache.
And now a little anatomy lesson:
Our suboccipital muscle group consists of 8 small but important muscles found where the spine meets the back of the head. Your occipital nerve is located right there at the back of your skull. When the muscles on your neck get angry, they take it out on the nerve by compressing it. In addition to the headaches, this can cause difficulty in moving your neck, pain with things that increase blood or cranial pressure (like coughing or holding your breath), and, in severe cases, even dizziness, nausea, and vomiting.
In this exercise video I’m going to teach you how to release your tight suboccipitals. Give it a try, it should feel really good!
P.S. If you want to know how to eliminate your chronic neck pain and maintain a healthy, strong body, so you never struggle with neck pain again, reply to this email and let’s chat!
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