Pinched nerve or pulled muscle?

Sounds like a muscle problem

Get a tennis ball ...put it on a wall with your back up against it at work it out ...it feels great

You forgot to consider arthritis OP.

Well the abdomiblh your mid below the rib chest your lower mid....has a place in your body....

It are nerves that recheck streams man ....

sounds like an old injury being a problem due to infection like influenza.

of course you will never believe this.

The shower hair thing works nicer then a branch after decades of no sporty movements , soh

Read the books Healing Back Pain, The Mindbody Prescription, and then The Divided Mind — all by Dr. John Sarno. Read them in that order.

Could really be either- totally helpful, right? It's most likely a pinched nerve that irritates your muscles and causes them to work overtime (leading to a 'heavy head')

See a chiropractor if you can. Usually just getting your bones back in alignment can really help. People are pro and con on chiropractors- your decision.

Get a massage. Again, if you don't have the means, this can also be a little pricy (around $60/hour) but feels sooooo freakin good. Get someone who does deep tissue massage.

Ok- if both of those are too pricey...

Sauna...or just chill out in your bathroom with the hot water steam for a while. Massage that area with an essential oil-Wintergreen essential oil also contains salicylic acid (asprin!).

Wet hand towels thrown in the microwave til hot work well too.

Posture is also a big thing. Obviously being hunched over isn't healthy for your spine- this is one that I have to work the most on, and have really never experienced relief from, but I'll pass on what my chiro told me. Same goes for yoga and Pilates-both work on strengthening your muscles.

Sure that if you've had this for 10 years, you probably know what works best for you.. I've had this same problem, but it usually comes up when I've skipped the chiropractor for a couple months! Good luck!