- Exercise, this includes stretching! Yes, just getting moving helps the body heal. It may even help more to regularly stretch the neck if you've had problems there too.
- Eating Healthy is a big one. You have to give your body good fuel. If you give your car bad gas or don't take care of it, then it will break down. Your body is similar. If you beat yourself up day in and day out, cover up symptoms with drugs, and ignore pain it will catch up with you.
- A Regular Sleep Schedule is also important in staying healthy. You maybe can't live without your neck pillow but going to bed and awaking, not only on a fairly regular schedule is important, but at normal times is too.
- Be aware of activities that may have a negative impact like stressful ones to the neck and shoulder. Are you constantly with your head down reading?, on your smart phone?, or maybe logging crazy hours on the computer? You don't have to completely stop! Just take periodic breaks...
- See your Chiropractor, massage therapist, Acupuncturist, Herbalist... All the guys that fall out of the allopathic window. If you see your traditional doc (which of course, is fine, especially if you have a bug or natural therapies aren't working this time, he'll say "come back when you are SICK". Remember we are looking for no harm ways for prvention. Drugs and surgery are not preventative medicine.
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