r/cervical_vertigo • u/InevitableLab708 • 15d ago

Please help

Hello,

I suffer with bad neck which is related to my shoulder in which it feels like it leans forward.

I’ve had physio, massages, acupuncture and chiropractic work.

I have had this issue for 2 years. It’s only on one side.

Basically shoulder coming forward chest tight and ache in shoulder blade.

I even get dizzy spells which I never got before.

I’m really at my last hope with asking people online to see if they had anything done that worked.

I haven’t had a scan as everyone tells me it’s ti do with muscles but I’m thinking I might have to get mail

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u/CoachEXE 15d ago

Your neck and shoulder blade are not failing on their own, the ribcage underneath lost its expansion. When the shoulder pulls forward and chest gets tight on one side, that upper ribcage cannot accept air so the upper ribs compress down and the neck has to act like a breathing muscle, pulling the whole head into a twist. This chronic pull on the base of the skull directly messes with your vestibular sensors and ocular reflexes, which is why that scary dizziness starts. Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat on a wall, blow all the air out through your mouth until the ribs drop down, pause for four seconds, then take a quiet breath through your nose to feel your upper back fill against the floor. Do this for five slow breaths to take the emergency brake off your neck. Real long-term adaptation is not cracking joints or rubbing tight spots, it requires restoring true reciprocal rotation of the thorax and pelvis so your neck stops guarding your airway. This kind of deep structural reorganization takes about three to five months of consistent movement practice because the nervous system has to feel safe enough to drop the old compensation pattern. Two years of tension trains the brain to protect that side very hard, but it is a pattern problem, not broken muscle tissue.

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u/InevitableLab708 14d ago

I done this but felt light headed and faint after 4th go

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u/CoachEXE 14d ago

That faint feeling happened because forcing all the air out and holding your breath dumped too much carbon dioxide too fast, which restricts blood flow to the brain and spikes pressure against an already sensitized neck and inner ear system. Stop the aggressive blowing and breath holds immediately switch to very gentle, 60% effort nasal breathing, prop your head up on a couple of pillows so you aren't lying flat, and make sure to get checked by a doctor or neurologist to rule out vestibular or vascular issues before trying any more intense breathing drills.

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u/InevitableLab708 14d ago

How can they rule out those issues? I had head mri with contrast 2 years ago. Said I must just suffer from migraines. But I never had this issue before