Anatomy of the spine – the neck
During this series of articles, we've been going up the length of our spine, and presently we've shown up at the life structures of the neck… Our neck is where we track down the seven cervical vertebrae, with C7 (the seventh cervical vertebra) meeting T1 (the primary thoracic vertebra) at the foundation of the neck. While the bones here might be better and more modest than in the lumbar and thoracic spine, our neck is still really vigorous.
The body's plan is genuinely impressive - the 'C' state of our cervical spine reflects the ebb and flow of our lumbar spine (our lower back). The overall versatility of the two are reflected as well. Basically talking, this intends that assuming we work on upgrading the scope of development in our lower back, our neck reach can increment likewise. Astute hello?
Presently, all things considered, many individuals track down that they're firm at the foundation of their neck - the intersection between the seventh cervical (C7) and the first thoracic (T1) vertebrae. Assuming you run your fingers up your spine from between your shoulder bones - the truly nobbly and jutting 'spinous cycle's is C7.
On the off chance that you have a sore, firm, crunchy or crackly neck, no doubt the muscles either side of your cervical vertebrae are somehow or another 'stuck' and at the essence of the snugness. I'm referring to the small muscles that connect the "transverse process" to the "transverse process"—your vertebrae's side "wings"—between each vertebra. In the event that these muscles are stuck and held in pressure, it will cause restricted neck portability, and especially revolution appears to, ahem, get it in the neck!
Socially, we're poor at practicing the scope of development in our necks in the west. Take a moment to research the Indian head wobble if you are unfamiliar with it. It's a brilliant motion which supports marvelous free neck versatility. On the off chance that you end up attempting it and begin to hear 'rice crispie' pops in your ears, stress not. It's caused by moving into tissues that haven't used their fine motor skills in a long time.
The happy-status of your neck is also related to the quality and mobility of your breath, as we have discussed in previous articles of this series about the connection between the breath and our spinal structure.
In the event that we stay tense and in a survival example of breathing (ie. not our exquisite diaphragmatic yoga breathing), we will over-enact the muscles as loud as possible - that 'thoracic outlet' - and this is the point at which we can enroll those Upper Filaments of Traps (UFTs) in a possibly persistent example. Also, as we are forced into our PC act, then pushed, shallow breathing can turn into our default, neck-hurting setting.