30/10/2026
Almost nobody comes to me about their neck first. It comes up on the way out, usually as a shrug and the word tight.
The neck is rarely the cause. It is holding the head up while the mid back has gone stiff and the shoulder blades have stopped moving, and it gets the blame because that is where you feel it.
Three things you can do at home, no kit needed.
Chin tucks, drawing the chin gently back and holding three to five seconds, to wake up the deep neck flexors that forward-head posture switches off.
An upper trapezius stretch, head tilted, light pressure from the hand, twenty to thirty seconds each side.
Shoulder blade squeezes, held three to five seconds, twelve to fifteen times, because a weak upper back is what leaves the neck doing the work.
Read the full blog post (Link in Bio). If the discomfort comes with pins and needles, weakness or headaches, get it looked at properly rather than stretching it.
