neck injury

The neck is one part of the body's deep core stabilizing system, and weakness can create problems down the chain.

Addressing your neck and shoulders is key to avoiding injury when training.

Are you dealing with chronic neck pain or soreness? Here are three therapies you can try that only take a few minutes each.

Although football players and wrestlers need neck strength, it’s a wise thing to train for anyone, women and children included.

This Ayurvedic oral remedy can produce some powerful results, alleviate issues with neck tension, and help with dental hygiene.

What do head and neck training have to do with improving athletic performance, breathing, and blood flow?

Traver is a strength and conditioning coach, a performance nutrition specialist, and a licensed acupuncturist. Here are ten of Traver's articles on all of the above, and more.

Almost two years ago I started having chronic headaches as well as neck and shoulder pain and I had to stop all my favorite exercises. Here are the five lessons I learned from this experience.

On any given day, there's a 50% chance that I’m going to have a CrossFitter on my schedule. How important is the handstand push up, really?

Keep yourself informed on how to look after your neck, whether you are looking to heal a sore neck, relieve tension, or even stop yourself snoring!

Every Sunday we post the "Sunday Seven" so you can quickly see the 7 most popular articles of the week. This week: "butt-ology," competing in BJJ, yoga poses for overhead lifting, and more!

It is imperative in the case of neck injury to have the proper diagnosis before beginning treatment. Home treatments can negatively impact your recovery - or even make the problem more sinister.

There is a direct correlation between poor form and posture and increased injury rates. So, follow along below to fix your issues before they become a serious problem.

Enter a high school or college weight room and take an inventory of the equipment. How many neck machines do you see? Usually none. But the proper neck exercises could save an athlete's brain.

Many of us struggle with tension in our necks and jaws. Today we will practice releasing neck tension during this pose so we can carry that practice through our day.

In MMA and boxing, padded gloves and headgear are designed to lessen the forces encountered, primarily those resulting from linear acceleration, but what about other types of impact forces?

One of the most common martial arts injuries is cervical strain or sprain - meaning a sore, tight, or injured neck. Here are three simple ways you can help yourself heal.

BJJ practitioners and CrossFitters both want to spend as much time training as possible. Preventing low back and neck injuries is a huge part of this equation!