Bone & joint health

How can I help prevent neck pain?

To prevent neck pain, you need to stretch and strengthen around the neck and shoulder joints. Karena Wu, PT, discusses how pain originates in the neck, and she demonstrates a stretch that can help prevent neck pain.


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