Fixing You: Neck Pain & Headaches: Self-Treatment for healing Neck pain and headaches due to Bulging Disks, Degenerative Disks, and other diagnoses. - Softcover

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You've tried everything. The pain keeps coming back.

Massage, chiropractic adjustments, pain medication, physical therapy—maybe you've even considered surgery. But your neck pain and headaches persist. Or they go away for a while, then return when you least expect it.

Here's what no one has told you: Most chronic neck pain and headaches aren't caused by damaged discs or "bad posture" alone. They're caused by dysfunctional shoulder blade mechanics that relentlessly pull on your neck—creating forces so subtle you don't even know they're happening.

In Fixing You: Neck Pain & Headaches, award-winning orthopedic physical therapist Rick Olderman reveals why traditional treatments fail—and shows you exactly how to identify and correct the shoulder blade problems creating your pain.

This book is for you if you have:

• Chronic neck pain or tension headaches
• Bulging or degenerative discs in your neck
• Pain between your shoulder blade and neck (levator scapula area)
• Forward head posture
• Neck pain that worsens at a desk or computer
• Headaches triggered by stress or long work hours
• One shoulder that sits lower than the other

What you'll discover:

• Why your shoulder blade position is the hidden culprit behind most neck pain and headaches
• The 5 shoulder blade "landmarks" that determine whether you'll have neck pain
• How a depressed (low-sitting) shoulder creates a 15-20 pound pendulum hanging from your neck
• Why the levator scapula muscle—not your neck—is usually where your pain originates
• Simple tests to identify YOUR specific shoulder blade dysfunction
• How forward head posture shortens muscles at the base of your skull, triggering headaches

🎥 Bonus: Every exercise comes with video demonstrations. Enter the code inside at www.rickolderman.com and follow along with Rick step-by-step.

Why does everyone give you the same advice?

Stretch your neck. Strengthen your upper back. Get a massage. Fix your ergonomics. Maybe helpful short-term—but they don't work for chronic pain because they treat symptoms, not the root cause.

Your neck pain and headaches follow a pattern created by how your shoulder blades rest and move. Every arm movement reinforces the dysfunction. Fix the shoulder blade mechanics, and the neck can finally heal. Keep treating the neck alone, and nothing changes.

Real stories from real clients:

Read about Debbie's 15-year struggle with neck pain and migraines after two car accidents—completely resolved by correcting her depressed shoulder blade, not by treating her neck. Follow Helen's journey from chronic headaches and degenerative disc disease to pain-free function by restoring proper shoulder blade elevation and rotation.

This approach works even if:

• You've had pain for years or decades
• You have bulging discs, degenerative disc disease, or arthritis in your neck
• Physical therapy provided only temporary relief
• MRIs show "structural damage" but treatments aren't working
• You've been told "it's just aging" or "you'll need to live with it"
• Your pain started after an accident or injury

After 30 years of clinical practice, Rick has helped thousands escape chronic neck pain and headaches. In almost every case, the solution wasn't treating the neck—it was correcting the shoulder blade function that was pulling on the neck.

Your neck pain has a pattern. This book will help you break it.

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