Upper Back Pain (Cervical Spine)

Between your head and your torso lie seven small vertebrae. Seven. No more. And these seven carry everything that happens above — your thinking, your planning, your worrying, your deciding, your remembering, your doubting. They literally carry your head. And when you understand how small these cervical vertebrae are relative to what they do, you begin to sense why pain so often settles precisely here.

The cervical spine is the most mobile region of your entire spine. It lets you nod when you agree. It lets you shake your head when you refuse. It lets you turn around when someone calls your name. It lets you look up when you hope, and down when you reflect. This region is the hinge between your mind and your body — between what you think and how you live it.