St Peters Neck Pain and Headache and Mask Wearing: Chiropractic Help
Clues: What links these symptoms together – fogging, irritation, redness, pain, headache?
Answer: COVID 19.
Over the past year, we’ve all found ourselves suffering with some new aches and pains in odd ways. Neck pain. Headache. Fogging of the glasses. Nose redness. Back of ear irritation. The protective gear has its side-effects in addition to its up-sides. Your St Peters chiropractor is here to help lessen some of the related pains like headache and neck pain. Old Mill Chiropractic welcomes St Peters headache and neck pain sufferers to come in for a chiropractic visit.
ISSUES WITH MASKS THAT RESULT IN St Peters NECK PAIN AND HEADACHE
Masks and mask-wearing have side-effects. One study of nurses reported headache bothered 73.4%, extreme sweating affected 59.6%, breathing difficulty bothered 36.7%. Goggle or glasses’ fogging was reported by 91.7%. N95 wearers reported issues with nasal bridge scarring in 76.6% and pain and indentation of the back of the ears by 66.4%. (1) A recent study of nurses who had to wear masks and other PPE for more than 4 hours at a time revealed that vision problems bothered 47.9% of them as did redness of cheeks/nose bridge/ears, dry mouth, and headaches. (2) A study of healthcare workers centered on the incidence of headache during COVID-19. 81% stated that they developed new PPE (mask/eye wear)-related headaches. 33% of them described experiencing headaches before COVID. 91.3% of those pre-existing headache sufferers said that improved mask/eye wear equipment impacted their headache control and work. (3) Overall headache occurrence due to PPE (mask/eye) was 62% in another report. Working more than 8 hours at a time increased the odds of new headache occurrence. Discomfort, blurred vision, and reduced concentration were other reported issues. Wearing such equipment aggravated pre-existing headache issues and brought on new headache experiences. (4) Old Mill Chiropractic has gathered new pain complaints from our St Peters chiropractic patients this past year. Your St Peters chiropractor has taken care of many for headache and neck pain relief.
NEW PAIN ISSUES AND HELP WITH CHIROPRACTIC
According to the American Chiropractic Association, our St Peters chiropractic patients are not alone! Chiropractic patients across the country are telling of some new pain issues with their neck, shoulders, and upper back during this past year of the pandemic, especially patients who wear masks for long hours. Certainly, stress is a contributor to pain in normal times. In these times, it’s no surprise that patients are describing more pain. Masks may well contribute to pain in the neck, shoulders, and upper back. Masks may affect vision. If a mask lies too high, the wearer may tuck the chin to see better or hold the neck in an awkward way to see more clearly. A better fitting mask may be beneficial. More frequent breaks may be of benefit. Stretching more often may help. A walk to de-stress is a terrific idea! (5) Your St Peters chiropractor understands these issues and is here to help!
CONTACT Old Mill Chiropractic
Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. David Kulla on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the effective, gentle treatment with the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management for relief of neck pain and headache.
Make your next St Peters chiropractic appointment with Old Mill Chiropractic. We offer no more clues to the riddle of new headache and neck pain issues over the past year, just an option. Old Mill Chiropractic offers chiropractic care: St Peters chiropractic care.
