Sentences with phrase «of tight neck muscles»

Babies with torticollis have a hard time turning their heads because of tight neck muscles on one side of the neck.

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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.

Torticollis occurs when a tight or shortened muscle on one side of the neck causes the chin to tilt to the other side.

Tummy time also helps prevent tight neck muscles and the development of flat areas on the back of the head.

The NICHD recommends «tummy time» and «changing the direction the baby lies in the crib from one week to the next» and to «avoid too much time in car seats, carriers, bouncers etc.» The other risk of too little tummy time and too much time in carriers and similar equipment is tight neck muscles (the medical term is torticollis) which tilts the baby's head to one side and turns it to the opposite side.

Outside of exercise, stretching is great for sorting out other everyday issues like stress, tight neck muscles, and hand cramps — often the result of sitting all day long or using our phone and computers frequently.

A lot of pain that occurs in the upper back and neck is due to tight muscles in the neck, shoulders and upper back.

With that, their posture improved, their stomach muscle got tighter (from sitting up straighter for longer periods of time) and their neck tension subsided.

Tight neck and shoulder muscles are signs of stress, and allowing those muscles to relax prior to bedtime may provide a more restful sleep.

For example, the pecs and posterior neck muscles are tight and the muscles of the upper back and deep neck flexors are weak.

Another common example of this would be the typical gym bro who focuses so much on chest and biceps that they forget to train their back and rear shoulders — this leads to a slouched shoulder position and tight pectoral muscles which then causes the neck and shoulder area to compensate and be in pain.

In turn, the muscle tension may be caused by physical or emotional stress, eyestrain, head and neck postural strain, neck injuries, mis - aligned jaw or teeth, too - tight headbands, sleep deprivation, hypertension, cervical (neck) arthritis, or any combination of these factors.

Poor abdominal tone can result in tight and painful muscles in the back of the neck, and even the head and shoulders.

The muscles in the back of your neck become weak while the muscles in the front of your neck get tighter pulling your head forward so...

This easy pectoral and shoulder stretch can be done at home or work and easily can take pressure off of tight shoulders, tight chest muscles, and neck pain.

More than 80 % of neck and back problems are the result of tight, achy muscles caused by years of bad posture.

Pumping the accelerator and gripping the wheel as you drift your muscle car through a tight city corner at break neck speeds feels incredible, and when an apocalyptic earthquake aftershocks kick in and tears open the ground beneath your wheels — while you're trying to avoid gangs of crazy looters and rivals throwing their weight around in monster trucks — it ups the ante even more.