The Washington Post, October 17th, 2006
Today's topic is a pain in the neck. We mean this literally. (Hey, this is the Moving Crew you're reading. You want metaphors, check out op-ed.) Neck pain may seem to stem from a single action -- an awkward sit-up, turning your head to see merging traffic, yelling "hi-YA!" while performing martial arts on a mosquito. But for recreational athletes or civilians pursing a fitter life, these injuries usually stem in part from longer-term neglect. The culprit, says Stephen Rice, director of sports medicine at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, N.J., is sometimes a poor fitness stra...
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