12/28/2025
Mobility isn’t just stretching — it’s your nervous system feeling safe to move.
If you’ve had an injury, car accident, concussion, or you sit at a desk staring at a screen all day, your body often adapts by going into protection mode.
That can show up as:
• stiff neck & shoulders
• headaches
• upper-back tightness
• feeling “locked up” when you try to train or move
Here’s something most people miss 👇
Your eyes are directly connected to your neck, posture, balance, and nervous system.
When visual input is limited (screens all day) or disrupted (injury/whiplash), the brain tightens muscles to create stability. Stretching may feel good — but without restoring proper sensory input, the tension comes back.
That’s why I start with eye mobility:
• Look up & down
• Look left & right
• Trace a slow figure-8 with your eyes
30–60 seconds. Slow. Smooth. Breathe.
If it feels challenging or slightly dizzy, that’s information — not weakness.
At Mystic, we don’t just treat tight muscles.
We restore movement options, coordination, and load tolerance so your body can actually hold the change.
Comment “EYES” if you want my 2-minute nervous system reset
or call/text (562) 471-7160 for a free 20-min consult.
• Weppler & Magnusson, 2010 – Stretch tolerance is largely neurological, not purely mechanical
• Kristjansson, 2009 (JOSPT) – Sensorimotor & eye-head control dysfunction linked to chronic neck pain
• Aggarwal et al., 2023 – Oculomotor exercises improved neck pain, disability, and gaze stability
• Boulanger et al., 2017 – Eye movements influence postural control and balance
• Meldrum et al., 2019 – Gaze-stabilization exercises improve visual and vestibular function
• Ventura et al., 2016 – Visual/oculomotor deficits common after concussion and injury
