Why Your Neck Pain May Not Be Your Neck
Neck pain is often influenced by restrictions and compensation patterns elsewhere in the body.
Direct Answer
Neck pain may be influenced by restrictions and compensation patterns elsewhere in the body, not just the neck itself.
Direct answer: Neck pain may not be coming directly from your neck because the body works as a connected system and restriction elsewhere can pull upward into the neck and shoulders.
Hips, ribcage, posture, gait, stress, and compensating patterns can all influence what the neck is forced to do.
That is why the area that hurts is not always the area that started the problem.
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