17 September 2015
Military service can be rough. Now that you are newly a civilian, think about how long you've been in a culture of working hard, sucking up hardship, and pushing through pain because it's what needs to be done. You don't have to be severely injured or mentally affected to need a bit of help, and if you've been noticing bizarre pains with no real source, you likely have some leftover problems from military service that need checking.
16 September 2015
Sometimes, the cause of neck pain is clear – whiplash after an automobile accident, for example, or a disc problem that shows up on x-rays. But many cases of neck pain are harder to discern. When the cause of neck pain is undetermined, it can be difficult to come up with a treatment plan – and all-too-tempting to simply rely on painkillers to mask the problem. But many cases of neck pain will respond to comprehensive treatment that involves muscular and skeletal health as well as environmental and psychological changes.