Question 1

Neck pain in students: can posture correction alone fix it?

Accepted Answer

It starts with posture, but once it has gone on for a long time, simply sitting up straight won't bring it back. In many cases, the position of the bones has already changed too.

Question 2

Numb hands: how do you tell carpal tunnel syndrome from a herniated disc in the neck?

Accepted Answer

It can be either. If the nerve is pressed at the wrist, it is carpal tunnel syndrome; if it is pressed in the neck, it is a herniated disc in the neck. Where and when the numbness occurs are different.

Question 3

Can rounded shoulders be fixed by treating the shoulders alone?

Accepted Answer

In many cases, looking only at the shoulders doesn't resolve it. That's because the shoulders are often just where misalignment pushed up from below or down from above shows on the surface.

Question 4

How does torticollis (head tilt) differ depending on when it began?

Accepted Answer

When it started matters most. Whether it has been there since infancy, developed while growing up, or appeared suddenly in adulthood makes it a completely different story.

Question 5

Forward head and slouching in children: when should it be checked?

Accepted Answer

Parents tell us their child's posture has set: the head juts forward when sitting, and when standing the belly pushes out and the lower back arches too much. Even at a young age, the child says the back of the neck feels stiff and the lower back is uncomfortable.

Question 6

Can a child's inability to sit for long also be a neck or shoulder problem?

Accepted Answer

Parents tell us that after sitting only a little while, their child's neck and shoulders pull so badly that the child ends up lying face down or lying back. They also say the child often sleeps poorly because of the discomfort at night.

Herniated disc in the neck · Forward head posture