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Kaelee
April 4th, 2013, 12:02 PM
I'm wondering if others have this issue. I have some mild neck problems, and my favorite hairstyles are a flipped cinnabun or tucked braid with a ficcare or a mess twisted 'bun' with an octopus clip. The past day or so I have been wearing it in a faux French braid down my back and I feel like my my neck is much better without the wei ght of the hair on the back of my head. Is it the way I'm putting it up, or am I just not used to it? Anyone else have this problem?

AnthonyB93
April 4th, 2013, 12:07 PM
I'm wondering if others have this issue. I have some mild neck problems, and my favorite hairstyles are a flipped cinnabun or tucked braid with a ficcare or a mess twisted 'bun' with an octopus clip. The past day or so I have been wearing it in a faux French braid down my back and I feel like my my neck is much better without the wei ght of the hair on the back of my head. Is it the way I'm putting it up, or am I just not used to it? Anyone else have this problem?

If you go to youtube and look Torrinpaige she has a lot of long hair tutorials, she has tbl hair. She styles it to where it's spread evenly across the head making it comortable. She around 200 - 300 stlyes I think. She's funny, too. :) If you focus the weight at one point, like a ponytail or some buns it can cause pain.

heidi w.
April 4th, 2013, 12:11 PM
Neck problems are a common problem for long-haired people. We tend to hold our heads a bit too high when looking at anything. Try to hold your head lower, and it should improve a bit. Also make sure you're comfortable when sleeping. Don't sleep with hair in an updo; that's fairly bad for the most part. Hair needs to relax too.
heidi w.

lapushka
April 4th, 2013, 01:45 PM
I'm wondering if others have this issue. I have some mild neck problems, and my favorite hairstyles are a flipped cinnabun or tucked braid with a ficcare or a mess twisted 'bun' with an octopus clip. The past day or so I have been wearing it in a faux French braid down my back and I feel like my my neck is much better without the wei ght of the hair on the back of my head. Is it the way I'm putting it up, or am I just not used to it? Anyone else have this problem?

If you're having neck problems, then going to a doctor is key here. The root issue needs to be dealt with. OTOH, I'd try and do styles that put the least amount of strain on your neck. Trying them out is key also. Only you can decide what kind of updos are best. I second looking at the styles that torrinpaige has, or try LaDollyVita33 (and ladollyvita333) for updos on shorter (BSL) hair.

neko_kawaii
April 4th, 2013, 02:04 PM
When I injure my neck it takes me a while to find a style that is more accommodating and comfortable. My hair doesn't CAUSE the injury but does seem to exacerbate the pain and may prolong the recovery period. I can never remember from injury to injury what styles work best for me and I have to experiment.

*hugs* Feel better soon!

katsrevenge
April 4th, 2013, 06:30 PM
I don't really have neck or shoulder problems (other then that is where I keep my tension) but as my hair has gotten longer I have noticed some aching from time to time. My hair is heavy. One day I'm going to weigh the braid!

I rest my neck by putting it into a single braid and then resting it on my shoulder. It helps.

jacqueline101
April 4th, 2013, 08:00 PM
I had neck pain a week ago my hair was in a high bun I slept in it. I learned my lesson there.

Kaelee
April 4th, 2013, 09:12 PM
I am seeing a chiropracter, but I think my main problem is looking down too much (at work, mainly).

spirals
April 4th, 2013, 11:48 PM
I have scoliosis and a resultant collapsing neck. I have had longer hair and shorter hair and all kinds of hair styles. My hair has never seemed to affect my neck, but the weight irritates my scalp and gives me headaches. Any kind of updo does that. I change my hairstyle throughout the day.

truepeacenik
April 5th, 2013, 12:07 AM
I find driving with similar buns puts odd stress on my neck.
I get massage from a couple therapists. The one who also uses CST (cranio sacral therapy) does a cervical unwinding with me that is excellent.

Lippytoes
April 5th, 2013, 12:15 AM
I have chronic neck/back issues, and sometimes buns are just too much weight, so I have to wear a braid or have my hair down. But mostly, my neck/back issues don't affect how I do my hair, yay. I try to change hairstyles round a lot day to day, and if my neck's being bad, I'll do something with lots of sectioning that distributes the weight evenly on my head (things based on French or Dutch braids are great). I have to say I'm glad I only have ii thickness, otherwise the weight and length might actually be too much for me...

Torrin Paige and LaDollyVita have excellent tutorials, defo recommended!

You're seeing a chiropractor - good! Do they give you exercises to do as well, or is it just the sessions? Perhaps you should also consider seeing a physiotherapist? I'm seeing one right now, and the exercises he's made me do have really made a difference. One day I might even have a (mostly) pain-free body... The key has been that I have to do exercises throughout the day, and change my position a lot at work. Do you have the opportunity to set aside your work for a few minutes several times a day and do some exercises to loosen your neck muscles? Light stretching is great too - my PT has given me some neck stretches to do that have really helped.

Kaelee
April 5th, 2013, 10:44 AM
You're seeing a chiropractor - good! Do they give you exercises to do as well, or is it just the sessions? Perhaps you should also consider seeing a physiotherapist? I'm seeing one right now, and the exercises he's made me do have really made a difference. One day I might even have a (mostly) pain-free body... The key has been that I have to do exercises throughout the day, and change my position a lot at work. Do you have the opportunity to set aside your work for a few minutes several times a day and do some exercises to loosen your neck muscles? Light stretching is great too - my PT has given me some neck stretches to do that have really helped.

No exercises and I'm going to stop seeing the chiropractor soon. I feel like she might have CREATED the problem I now have (and I solved the problem with my lower back on my own by getting different insoles for my shoes in the mean time.) I've been seeing her for months (since Nov. or December) with almost no improvement on certain areas.

Vrindi
April 5th, 2013, 11:16 AM
I find that switching out my hairstyles between updos and low braids help. I also take it down for part of the day and just let it be down. The more variety I have in my hairstyles, the less discomfort I feel. Also, I do a lot of back and neck stretches anyway (more because I want to be very bendy than because of my hair) which relieves the tension. I'm not much into yoga, but there are some poses I do all the time because it feels good.

swearnsue
April 5th, 2013, 12:16 PM
All the above suggestions sound great. I have arthritis in my neck and the only thing I can add is something that helps me. After I wash my hair I wear a scarf on my neck until my hair dries to keep my neck warm. Also wearing a scarf when it's drafty or cold helps. Letting your neck get cold can cause pain later, not right away, which would make you think it's your hair causing a problem when it isn't.

heidi w.
April 5th, 2013, 12:19 PM
Change the kind of updos you do on a daily basis. Do not do the same updo every single day. Spread the fluff out so it's around the whole head, not at one point on the head.
heidi w.

heidi w.
April 5th, 2013, 12:21 PM
I must explain that during sleep is the most likely time to let hair down. Hair needs to relax. That sounds silly, until you read about it. The hair should not be pulled against the way it grows all entire day and night. Use a low braid or double braids to sleep in if you must wear it down. Sleep on a satin pillowcase so the hair is not rubbed against the grain of the fabric and tangles. It helps a lot.
heidi w.

Schnee
April 6th, 2013, 08:32 AM
I've got long hair and rarely experienced any neck problems even though I tend to wear the same style a lot. If the updo pulls or is to tight then it uncomfortable, but the I redo or change the updo. I also weighed my braid once.. I don't remember the weight anymore (a few hundred grams I think), but I was disappointed that it wasn't even close to being "several kilos", as one should think when people talk about heavy hair. ;) I don't agree that you have to sleep with your hair don either. I prefer a loose bun held by elastics to a braid. A long braid is uncomfortable when you end up with laying on top of it, not to mention the fluff and damage. :)

LadyLongLocks
April 6th, 2013, 07:07 PM
Neck problems are a common problem for long-haired people. We tend to hold our heads a bit too high when looking at anything. Try to hold your head lower, and it should improve a bit. Also make sure you're comfortable when sleeping. Don't sleep with hair in an updo; that's fairly bad for the most part. Hair needs to relax too.
heidi w.

I agree! My hair needs to rest and I wear it down to sleep or in a sleepcap. I tried a bun a few times and it was awful to sleep in.I don't think I have neck issues from long heavy hair. I guess I slowly adjusted over the years.

Kaelee
April 6th, 2013, 07:14 PM
Change the kind of updos you do on a daily basis. Do not do the same updo every single day. Spread the fluff out so it's around the whole head, not at one point on the head.
heidi w.

Thank you! I am now trying to do this. I agree, but I'm just now getting to the length where I can actually do more than one updo. I was stuck in ponytail or some sort of messy-twisted-"stuff all my hair into a plastic clip" bun land for a good long while.

I figured out an amazing updo that is sooooo comfortable and holds like a rock. It's a folded braid starting with the "faux-French braid", folding the braid up...I'll take a picture soon. I hold it with a Ficcarissimo and it's perfect. I've never found an updo that doesn't move around when I turn my head (I hate moving my head and feeling my updo wiggle/flop around.)

Lippytoes
April 8th, 2013, 04:24 AM
No exercises and I'm going to stop seeing the chiropractor soon. I feel like she might have CREATED the problem I now have (and I solved the problem with my lower back on my own by getting different insoles for my shoes in the mean time.) I've been seeing her for months (since Nov. or December) with almost no improvement on certain areas.

Oh yikes, that sounds sucky. I saw an osteopath a few times last autumn, and even though it felt like it helped at first, there was no long-term improvement. But with the physiotherapy treatments and above all the specialised stretches and exercises that I do, I've noticed improvement. So yeah, definitely switch up the form of therapy if it feels like the chiropractor's no good.