Woke up with a stiffy!

I woke up with a stiff neck today and just had to know what that was all about because usually the only thing that’s stiff when I wake up is…well, you know.  Apparently there is one muscle to blame called the lavatory scapula.  It runs up the back and side of your neck and a stiff neck is the shortening of this muscle.

It can be caused by cool air hitting the neck, (which I think was happening last night) not enough pillow support (yep, piece of crap pillow…check), it could also be caused by being on a long phone call without a headset, sitting in a chair where the arm rests are too high, and not to mention stress.

Luckily you can treat it yourself with some type of pain reliever, some heat (a hot shower usually works for me), and/or self messaging the pressure point in your neck and a spot about two inches below that which is where the muscle connects to the bone.  If stress was the cause of yours then might I suggest some Jack Daniels!

Ok, so speaking of stiffy’s, what’s up with the morning wood, a.k.a. nocturnal penile tumescence, or for our buddies in the U.K. what’s up with being piss-proud!  Well, it seems that we don’t really know what’s up with it.  It usually happens during REM sleep and, as we know, can be present when we wake up but the actual causes are still uncertain.  One theory is that during REM sleep the neurons in your brain that cause erection are fired and some think it may be linked to testosterone build up in the body.  In any case you know what the treatment for that is..."Honey...wake up!"