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@0batty_bat0

aww, sounds bad!

My 5 ct:

1) find out which muscles are the issue. In the end, everything is connected and the system needs to be understood as a whole, but identifying where the main symptoms manifest helps:

https://open.oregonstate.education/aandp/chapter/11-4-identify-the-skeletal-muscles-and-give-their-origins-insertions-actions-and-innervations/

2) the three main problem solvers for muscular pains are for me: a) ergonomy, b) mobilization routines, and c) strength excercises.

a) ergonomy: static positions are poison for our body. Computers and smartphones suck especially. Check out info about workplace ergonomy. Also, don't forget the other place we are (hopefully) many hours: your pillow! (and check which mattress type your body needs) The needs differ with sleeping positions and many other things. What worked out greatly for me, was to switch to husk pillows (buckwheat, spelt...). You can adapt them very well to your needs.
https://traditionalcookingschool.com/simple-living/buckwheat-hull-pillow/ (IGNORE CHRISTIAN TRADWIFE-SHIT when on the page, but that was what I found in english right now, sorry)

b) related to ergonomy, regular stretching and mobilization can work wonders. Start small and soft and don't do stuff that hurts without professional advice (feeling tension is ok, but burning pain is not). There are tons of nice neck&back mobilization routines out there.
Yoga, Tai-Chi or Qi-Gong are generally advisable practices, but your instructor needs to know what they are doing. Of course, there are also some "normal" sports that can be good for your back and neck, like swimming or climbing. But then you need to be very cautious about your postures and technique, and start very slowly.
Maybe it makes sense to concentrate first on your specific problem (but as I said, everything is connected, and neck pain can even be a symptom of postural problems in knees, hips or other places).

c) strength training is really good. It is a pity that patriarchy and capitalism came up with gym-broism, but almost all of us would benefit from working out more. Stronger muscles protect your joints and fix postures. There is so much that can be cured by going to the gym. I dare to say that injury risk is overrated (and can be strongly reduced by good practices like stretching, warming-up, having advice from an experienced person and not doing gym-bro-stuff with too heavy weights) and way more people have problems from not doing strength exercises.

3) physiotherapy can help, but it depends a lot on the schools and practices e.g. in Germany, physiotherapy is surprisingly bad (they don't want to touch you, but also don't have a holistic vision of musculature) while in Spain, it seems that the profession is several decades ahead.
However, it can make sense to invest money into physiotherapy, especially if you have somebody recommended..

Take care! :ecoanarchism_heart:
#BackPain #NeckPain #Physiotherapy #Ergonomy #Posture #PosturalPain