Stress and Tension can mess up your body.

After my last 'big' seizure, I had to welcome these frequent headaches/migraines. In addition to those making me 'scrunch' up - I found that I was always tense because I had grown paranoid that I could drop at any given time.

I did not know my seizures were seizures for a long time, so once I knew they were - suddenly they were scary. I walk guarded, I sit guarded and I flinch when anyone comes near my back, neck or head. It's gotten to the point everything is not-quite lined up properly causing a lot of pain.

Today I went to Physical Therapy, and boy do I feel much better!

It stinks to say I have to go every other day for 4 weeks, but it's very nice. Plus, it's like getting your insurance to pay for a massage! However, you don't want to end up there.

I have about 20 muscle kinks hiding in places that I cannot reach. My range of motion has decreased, my headaches are more frequent and my right shoulder is dropped about 2 inches lower than my left.

These are the tips I got, so I wanted to share.

Check atleast once per hour to make sure you are not tense; rolll your neck - look up - look down - turn right - turn left and then try and 'shake off' the tension you may have.

I honestly had no clue that being so nervous lead to having a guarded stance which lined me up for even more issues that I don't want to have. My spine, neck and skull need to be lined up better and I have pretty much forced them into a crappy position (for lack of better words/terms).

While the massage was awesome, having my body stretched and my neck muscles stretched hurt like hell.

So, to sum it up - Shake off your stress several times a day and do "Am I Tense??" checks!

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Also, if you do suffer from neck stiffness, muscle knots, more frequent headaches, etc. Ask your Neurologist about going to Physical Therapy. So far, I'm diggin' it.