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Carrolltown Neck Pain and Headache and Mask Wearing: Chiropractic Help

Clues: What ties these symptoms together – irritation, pain, redness, headache, fogging?

Answer: COVID 19.

Over this past year, we’ve all found ourselves suffering with some new aches and pains in odd ways. Neck pain. Headache. Fogging of the glasses. Nose redness. Back of ear irritation. The protective gear has its side-effects in addition to its up-sides. Your Carrolltown chiropractor is here to help lessen some of the associated pains like headache and neck pain. Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation invites Carrolltown headache and neck pain sufferers to come find relief.

ISSUES WITH MASKS THAT RESULT IN Carrolltown NECK PAIN AND HEADACHE

Masks and mask-wearing have side-effects. One study of nurses reported headache affected 73.4%, extreme sweating impacted 59.6%, breathing difficulty bothered 36.7%. Goggle or glasses’ fogging was reported by 91.7%. N95 wearers stated issues with nasal bridge scarring in 76.6% and pain and indentation of the back of the ears by 66.4%. (1) Another study of nurses who wore masks and other PPE for greater than 4 hours at a time revealed that vision problems affected 47.9% of them as did redness of cheeks/nose bridge/ears, dry mouth, and headaches. (2) A study of healthcare workers focused on the occurrence of headache during COVID-19. 81% said that they acquired novel PPE (mask/eye wear)-linked headaches. 33% of them described experiencing headaches before COVID. 91.3% of those pre-existing headache sufferers said that increased mask/eye wear equipment affected their headache control and work. (3) Overall headache occurrence due to PPE (mask/eye) was 62% in another study. Working more than 8 hours a shift escalated the odds of new headache occurrence. Discomfort, blurred vision, and reduced concentration were other reported issues. Wearing such equipment worsened pre-existing headache issues and triggered new headache occurrences. (4) Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation has gathered new pain complaints from our Carrolltown chiropractic patients in the past year. Your Carrolltown chiropractor has taken care of many for headache and neck pain relief.

NEW PAIN ISSUES AND HELP WITH CHIROPRACTIC

According to the American Chiropractic Association, our Carrolltown chiropractic patients are not alone! Chiropractic patients across the country are reporting some new pain issues with their neck, shoulders, and upper back during COVID experience, particularly those who wear masks for long hours. Surely, stress is a contributing factor to pain in normal life. In these times, it’s no wonder that patients are reporting more pain. Masks may well add to pain in the neck, shoulders, and upper back. Masks may impact vision. If a mask sits too high, the wearer may tuck the chin to see more clearly or hold the neck in an awkward way to see better. A better fitting mask may be beneficial. More frequent breaks may be of benefit. Stretching more often may help. A walk to de-stress is a great option! (5) Your Carrolltown chiropractor knows these issues and is ready to help!

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Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. David Kulla on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares the effectiveness and gentleness of the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for relief of neck pain and headache.

Schedule your next Carrolltown chiropractic appointment with Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation. We offer no more clues to the riddle of new headache and neck pain issues over the past months of COVID, just an option. Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation offers chiropractic care: Carrolltown chiropractic treatment.

 
Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation presents research on how mask-wearing may trigger neck pain and headache which chiropractic can help alleviate.  
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