Here we go: left foot on the brake, right foot on the throttle all the way to the firewall,
neck muscles tense just in case.
Not exact matches
Find a
muscle group where you carry a lot of stress (
neck, back and shoulders are common areas) and
tense them as tight as you can, count to three, release.
One possibility, suggests J. J. Crisco, an associate professor of orthopedics and engineering at Brown University, is that when a player does see a hit coming, «he
tenses his
neck muscles, which essentially ties the head to the body and increases its effective mass.
Muscle tension (head pounding; headaches; tightness in face; tightness in jaw; feel
tense all over; tension in back,
neck, arms or legs; flushed face; tension in forehead; tension in shoulders)
However, for some, heat can help by relaxing
tense head and
neck muscles.
Take a moment to discover where the pain is coming from, or at least to acknowledge that your shoulder or
neck muscles are constantly
tense.
Herbalists use rosemary tincture or oil applied topically to the head and
neck to treat migraines from
tense shoulder and
neck muscles.
Some signs of imperfect form is holding your breath during an exercise, bending your
neck when you're not supposed to, and making faces or
tensing your facial
muscles just to lift the weight up.
Bikram Yoga has tools to relieve
tense, knotted
muscles in the
neck or back.
As their name implies, most tension headaches are stress - related, although they may also be related to musculoskeletal problems in your
neck (which can also be caused by
tense muscles related to stress).
The
muscles that are responsible for rotating, extending and hyperextending the
neck are usually
tense.
Superficial
muscles in our back and
neck area become strained,
tense and over-stretched.
Try progressive
muscle relaxation:
Tense the
muscles in your toes for at least five seconds, relax for 30, and repeat, working your way through the
muscle groups up to your
neck and head.
When your
neck is
tense, all your
muscles contract slightly.
Unconsciously and reflexively, you begin to
tense the
muscles in your
neck and upper back.
You may notice an unwillingness to jump, hunched back or
neck with
tense muscles, your pet crying out in pain,
muscle spasms over the back or
neck, or lameness.
Your child may be looking around (avoiding eye contact), having a hard time concentrating, have a racing heart and have a shortness of breathe,
tense neck muscles, and / or fidgeting.