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How to Relieve Neck Pain Caused by Stress

By: Marco Funiciello, DO | Sep 03, 2019

Sometimes life’s stresses and worries can build up as tension and pain in the neck. Here are some tips to help reduce stress-related neck pain.

The Relationship Between Chronic Pain and Inactivity: The Disuse Syndrome

By: William Deardorff, PhD | Aug 25, 2015

Disuse syndrome occurs when a person is sedentary, and it can effect all the systems in the body. Learn how it's linked to chronic pain and what you can do about it.

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