Crick in the neck
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One morning my friend wrote me about a crick she had developed in her neck and asked how she might treat it. Later that day, around 330pm, I was watching an episode of Hell's Kitchen in which a chef contestant named Jonathan developed a crick in his neck and couldn't help the others with preparation for supper. Then later that night, around 5pm, I watched as my son practised Jiu jitsu in class, and had his neck twisted hard enough for him to cry and need the application of ice. He had a stiff neck that evening. It occurred to me after that here was a series of three events that were all very similar. Previously I hadn't heard even a single complaint about a stiff or sore neck for what must be over a year. And here were three sore necks in a single day.
Date submitted:Sat, 26 May 2018 00:55:48 +0000Coincidence ID:10040
