20: A Pain in the Neck: Cervical Challenges and Strategies

Whitney and Til discuss assessment and treatment considerations unique to working with the neck and cervical region; how their respective training programs are adapting to the challenges of COVID-19; and much more. 

 

In this episode, 

1. Neck issues: shifting from tissue fault to nociceptive driver 
2. Can we treat the neck in isolation? 
3. Thoughts on “text neck,” and more. 

Get the full transcript at Til or Whitney's sites! 

Resources discussed in this episode: 

• The Relationship Between Forward Head Posture and Neck Pain: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (Mahmoud et al 2019) 
• Whitney Lowe’s site: AcademyOfClinicalMassage.com 
• Til Luchau’s site: Advanced-Trainings.com 

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