A client came to me and showed me his Xrays. He had neck pain and felt doomed because it showed that he had degeneration in his joints. He was resigned to the fact that he would have to live with pain because of this degeneration. How wrong he was!
I told him that 90-95% of people over the age of 60 have degeneration in their neck to some degree but of course most of these people do not suffer from neck pain. The link between degenerative joints and discs and pain is very limited. Every day throughout the world people have xrays and MRIs showing joints that have been worn but have no pain whatsoever.
Just like your car, certain things get worn after using them for a long time. The major problem with your neck is that you cant just go and get spare parts for it( not yet anyway). What you must do is make sure that you minimize the amount of damage to your body through diet, lifestyle and posture.
When it comes to your neck, the most damaging thing that you can do to your neck is sit and stand all day with a forward head posture. This is the major cause of neck pain and also why so many of my clients who have stopped doing this have become pain free regardless of their joints degeneration. This is because they were aggravating their necks by continually using bad posture which continually strained their soft tissues and discs.
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About Me
Mark Perren-Jones has worked throughout the world’s health spas and health clinics. He did the majority of his study (7 years) in Australia and has treated thousands of clients over the past 20 years with all sorts of neck and back problems. He has studied acupuncture, massage, joint manipulation and mobilization, kinesiology, reflexology, Thai massage, Bowen technique and many other modalities to understand which therapies gets the best therapeutic results and which don’t for particular neck and back problems.
With his 20 years of clinical experience, years of diligent study and research Mark has put together this site so that you can benefit directly from his work. You will be taught not only how to treat your own pain but as importantly what causes your pain in the first place. With the knowledge you gain to remove the causes of your neck and back pain, means you will not have to suffer anymore. 
I have my new DVD out now which will show you in my easy 3 step approach how to alleviate your own neck pain.
Neck pain and especially stiff necks are not difficult to treat once you know how ( ie.remove the major causes of your neck pain and stiffness.)
I will show you how simple it is to treat your neck pain & stiffness both quickly and easily.