Sleep is essential for our overall well-being. When you are sleeping is when you are healing! Sleep is when your body, mind, and soul heal from your day-to-day life. Neck pain can make it difficult to get a restful night’s sleep. However, improving your sleep position can significantly alleviate neck pain and promote better sleep quality.Continue Reading »
Understanding the Root Causes of Neck PainDo you suffer from persistent neck pain that just won’t go away? You are not alone. Neck pain is a very common complaint that leads to fear and anxiety as you are wondering What is Causing My Neck Pain?Today we are going to delve into the structures in yourContinue Reading »
Recently, we had an awesome patient enter our world who was having shoulder pain. She followed the typical route many people go through before seeing us. She saw her primary MD who referred her for an X-ray. On her follow up visit, the doctor explained that her shoulder X-ray was unremarkable. So far, the storyContinue Reading »
If you have ever reached overhead to grab something from a cabinet and gotten a stabbing pain in your shoulder then you know how concerning that sudden, sharp pain is. Or maybe you have just been going about your daily activities, cleaning the house, helping the kids, and exercising only to find that your shoulder isContinue Reading »
Hello Maple Valley! This is Dr. Amy Konvalin, your go-to expert physical therapist. Today, I’m diving deep into a question I often hear from my clients, especially those of us gracefully navigating the adventures of life past 40: Can shoulder pain lead to headaches? You might be thinking, “How can pain in one part ofContinue Reading »
We all know that neck pain can really cramp our style. We’ve all experienced it in some form or another and if you suffer from chronic neck pain, it can be a serious problem when living your daily life. It can interfere with work, school, exercise, and even playing with the kids. So what causesContinue Reading »
What Is Causing That Pain in Your Neck? Do you have pain in the neck and you are trying to figure out what’s going on, what the problem is, and what you can do about this problem? In this blog, we will talk about the pain in your neck, what could be some of theContinue Reading »
Chronic pain may drastically impact one’s life in a variety of ways. It can be difficult to get out of bed in the morning, to tie your shoes, and it will almost surely affect your daily routines and activities since the pain is consistent and sometimes excruciating. The discomfort may make you believe that youContinue Reading »
My Neck Is Stiff…and it’s not getting any better! Have you been dealing with annoying, on and off neck pain for too long? Have you tried everything to get rid of this neck stiffness and nothing seems to be working? Are you tired of the fatigue that comes from your neck hurting all the time?Continue Reading »
Do you Suffer from Chronic neck pain and ever wonder – Why don’t my neck stretches work? Even though you’ve Googled and YouTubed them about a hundred times! There are a few reasons why stretching your neck might not be doing anything to help you get rid of your neck pain.Your technique could be offYou could be doingContinue Reading »
