"The pain in the neck version is mostly from a sprained ligament. Here's how it happens. You fall asleep with your neck bent to the side more than usual (like on a fat pillow while lying on the sofa watching a movie). The position gradually stretches your neck muscles then begins to stretch the ligaments in your neck (specifically the capsular ligament and annular ligament). If you stay in the position long enough, you will sprain the ligament. A ligament sprain is a tear in the tissue ranging from mild to severe. Whenever you sprain a ligament, you will evoke an inflammatory response: the tissue swells and is painful. The swelling makes it difficult to move and the heightened sensitivity to motion from the inflammatory agents makes a normal motion, like turning your head, painful."
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Exactly -- I always thought it was muscle cramps and I just needed more potassium. But I am on the boomerang beginning of the second two week cycle in the last 4 weeks and I need to get a permanent solution. The full article has some good ideas for treatment.
BTW -- The entire blog from the Austin Sports Center is very good!
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