Stiff neck syndrome is life changing. It is difficult to turn your head in your car, to safely see traffic behind you. There is generally one muscle that restricts rotation of the head. That makes our job easier. The levator scapula muscle is the muscle that turns our head from side to side. It attaches to four of our cervical vertebrae, which is why when in spasm it pulls the vertebrae closer together. Then nerved get involved. When it is not working properly we are acutely aware of it's non performance. Hence, wow! THIS REALLY HURTS! 

So.....we don't . Turn our heads, that is. Hurts too much. By restricting the motion we actually make it worse.  It is a terrible pain in the neck! Is there a relationship between our feelings and our muscles? Could our muscular tension be, in part, due to our relationships, and how we are responding to them?

ICE - ICE - ICE

TURN YOU HEAD AWAY FROM THE PAIN SIDE WITH YOUR HAND

DO THIS WHILE LYING DOWN, RELAX NECK, DON''T MOVE HEAD

DON'T TIP YOUR HEAD BACKWARD INTO PAIN!!