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About Lawrence Gold
Expertise
Questions concerning herniated discs, back muscle spasms, lifting injuries, sciatica, whiplash injuries, dizziness, headaches, movement limitations

Experience
In practice since 1990. Two years on staff at a hospital Wellness and Rehabilitation Center.

Organizations belong to
Association for Hanna Somatic Educators, Association of Bodywork and Massage Professionals, Association for Humanistic Psychology

Publications
Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, American Journal of Pain Management, Somatics: Magazine-Journal of the Mind-Body Arts and Sciences. More complete listing at somatics.com/gold.htm

Education/Credentials
Certifications: Hanna Somatic Education, the Dr. Ida P. Rolf method of Structural Integration (partial list)

Publications
American Journal of Pain Management, Townsend Letter for Doctors, Somatics - Magazine/Journal of the Mind-Body Arts and Sciences, Bodywork and Massage Magazine (quarterly) - partial list

You are here: Experts > Health/Fitness > Back and Neck Injury/Chronic Pain > Back and Neck Injury > clicking at base of skull with head rotation

Topic: Back and Neck Injury

Expert: Lawrence Gold
Date: 3/24/2007
Subject: clicking at base of skull with head rotation

Question
Today while shopping I suddenly noticed a clicking sound and slight grinding feeling at the base of my skull with head rotation. It doesn't hurt at all and I have no numbess/tingling associated with it. I did go out last night and had a few beers. Today my head doesn't feel quite right, but I am thinking its from the hangover and not the clicking. Do you think that this is something serious or just misalignment of the vertebrae or tightness of muscles. I am not sore at all.

Answer
Hello, Kelly,

Clicking and a grinding feeling in the neck indicate moderately tight neck muscles causing some grinding between vertebrae.

This is something best resolved early. If it doesn't self-resolve, there is a possibility down the line of long-term neck problems.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

To resolve the problem involves training your control of your neck and head movements so the muscles relax to the normal range of tension. The process is called somatic education.

list of practitioners: somatics.com/practitioners.htm

There are also self-help programs: somatics.com/page7.htm

with regard,
Lawrence Gold

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