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What Causes Headache And Pain Behind Ears While Lifting Up Weight?

the back of my head hurts when i lift up weight and also sometimes it goes behind the area behind my ears. its been a few days already.. i ate panadols and it relieves the headache. but i dont understand why i got the headache back the next day. i couldnt sleep.
Fri, 26 Jun 2015
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Like most musculoskeletal pain issues, the root cause is most likely one of positioning. There are a bunch of muscles in and around the back of your neck, but the usual suspects are the upper trapezius, the levator scapulae, and the sternocleidomastoid.

Every centimeter your head comes forward significantly increases the strain on both your cervical vertebrae and the muscles that move them because you are putting them at a severe mechanical disadvantage.
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What Causes Headache And Pain Behind Ears While Lifting Up Weight?

Like most musculoskeletal pain issues, the root cause is most likely one of positioning. There are a bunch of muscles in and around the back of your neck, but the usual suspects are the upper trapezius, the levator scapulae, and the sternocleidomastoid. Every centimeter your head comes forward significantly increases the strain on both your cervical vertebrae and the muscles that move them because you are putting them at a severe mechanical disadvantage.