Your Headaches May be Caused by the Loss of Your Neck Curve.

Numerous recent medical studies have confirmed the link between chronic headaches, tension headaches and migraines to a loss of the natural neck curve in the patient suffering from these headaches.

The Importance of the Curve in Your Neck

The spine in your neck should actually be curved, rather than straight.  The images on the right demonstrate what a normal neck curve looks like, and how the loss of curve results in a straight abnormal neck.  When you lose the curve in the neck, the discs in your neck begin to compress. The nerves that are near the discs become irritated (leading to neuritis) and the surrounding muscles are abnormally pulled (leading to myofascitis).  This loss of the neck curve will ultimately result in headaches and neck pain.  

Clinical Studies Support These Findings

     Several studies have investigated and scientifically linked the relationship of the loss of neck curve with the presence of chronic headache pain.

     The Department of Neurology, Nagoya University School of Medicine in Japan conducted studies of 372 patients with tension headaches in comparison to 225 normal control subjects.  The majority of the patients with tension-type headache were found also to have straightened neck spine, leading to the conclusion of the study that the loss of the neck curve plays an important role in the development of tension-type headache and its accessory symptoms.

     The Center for the Study of Spinal Health, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in Toronto, Ontario completed a descriptive study that concluded that patients with both tension-type and migraine headaches demonstrated a high occurrence of:

a) back of the head and neck pain during headaches
b) tender points in the upper neck region
c) greatly reduced or absent neck curve and
d) x-ray evidence of joint dysfunction in the upper and lower neck spine

     The findings of this study concluded that healthy neck curve plays an important, but largely ignored role in the manifestation of adult benign headaches.

     There are also several studies that show that the loss of neck curve is involved in neck and shoulder muscle pain, the pain after whiplash injury and long-term degenerative neck arthritis. [Click Here for a full list of published studies illustrating the correlation between loss of healthy neck curve and headaches, neck pain, arthritic changes and radicular symptoms.]    

Study after study has shown that loss of healthy neck curve is a significant factor for the onset of adult headaches. This is a powerful conclusion for anyone who suffers from these chronic headaches, because it means that the opposite is also true:  RESTORING THE NATURAL CURVE IN THE NECK MAY CURE AND PREVENT CHRONIC HEADACHES. 

Q. How can I restore the natural curve in my neck?

A. The Curve in Your Neck May Be Restored With A Cervical Curve Correction Device.

     It is clear that the loss of neck curve is a major cause of the chronic pain that so many suffer, but what can be done to correct this problem?

    A CCCD  (Cervical Curve Correction Device) is a tested and proven health care tool used to stretch and strengthen the connective tissues of the neck back to its natural curve.    A study published in the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (MGPT) investigated cervical (neck) extension-compression traction with the purpose of establishing or increasing the cervical lordosis (neck curve) and concluded that an increase was in fact established in the majority of the treatment group.      

The home CCCD shown below is a lightweight cost effective version of the CCCD developed by the same Doctor who created the very CCCD used in this research study.  This product has been shown to effectively restore the neck curve in pre/post x-ray studies.

A normal healthy posture when viewed from the side should reveal a position where the ear is balanced over the shoulder and the neck maintains a forward curved position. The normal neck curve is commonly reduced or altered due to trauma or poor postural habits. To return the neck curve toward a normal healthy position it is necessary to strengthen the muscles in the back of the neck and to stretch the damaged ligaments of the neck. The ligaments of the neck will “creep” toward a normal position just as the teeth do with braces.

Step 1:

• Place the plastic foot bar at the edge of the skirt.
• Drape the strings and head harness over the slope of the base unit and under the attached U shaped bar.

(Below: Base Unit)

Step 2:   

• Sit at the bottom edge of the base unit.
• Place the plastic foot bar under your heels, while keeping your knees bent at a 90 angle.

(Below: Depiction of Step 2)

Step 3:

• Lie back and position the neck support beneath your neck

(Below: Depiction of Step 3)

Advanced Applications:

• Remove the snap-on U shaped bar.
• Lie back over the base unit as the top edge of your shoulders are beyond the top edge of the unit.
• Now follow the same direction as in step 4.
• This advanced set up will cause your head to pulled back beyond your shoulders.
• This set up will better correct that common forward head postural displacement.

(Below: Photo of an advanced application)

Step 4:

• Reach over your head and grab the head strap.
• Place the head strap on your forehead
• Slowly extend your bent legs. This will begin to apply some tension to your head and neck that will cause your head and neck to stretch backwards.

(Below: Depiction of Step 4)

Neck Exercise Instructions:

• Remove the foot bar, ropes and head strap. Remove the snap-on U shaped bar and slide the U shaped bar (clip ends first) inside the base unit allowing, the end with the neck roll to be outside the base unit at least halfway. 
• Lie face down on the base unit and place your head under the neck support so that the neck roll is touching the back part of your head.
• Take hold of the U shaped bars with both hands. Slowly extend your neck and head upwards toward the ceiling. Hold that position for at least 3 seconds and then return to a resting position. Repeat this extension movement at least 10-20 times or until the muscles in the back of your neck are fatigued.

(Below: Example of a Neck Exercise)

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