Stress-Related Pain

Extensive research demonstrates that social and emotional stress often manifests as pain in the physical body. The following is a partial list of conditions treated at Birch Tree Physical Therapy and Wellness that are known to have a stress-related component. We aim to treat patients’ physical pain itself while working to identify the root causes, such as postural or ergonomic problems, jaw/neck/hand clenching, and similar patterns of physical tension that patients often engage in times of stress without being consciously aware of it.

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Tension Headaches and Migraines

  • Frequent tension headaches

  • Stress-related headaches

  • Headaches or head/facial pain when you wake up in the morning

  • Headaches after sitting at a computer

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Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMD)

  • Limited Jaw Range of Motion (Trismus)

  • Ear fullness/popping/noise (Eustachian Tube Dysfunction)

  • Ear pain

  • Ear ringing (Tinnitus)

  • Pain with eating/talking

  • Clenching and grinding (Bruxism)

  • Jaw popping/clicking/locking

  • History of jaw/mouth surgery or trauma

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Neck Pain

  • Difficulty turning your head

  • Limited neck range of motion

  • Stiffness and pain in your upper shoulders

  • Pain in neck and/or shoulders working at your computer

  • History of cancer in the neck

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Vertigo / Dizziness

  • Dizziness

  • Room spinning

  • Loss of balance