Natural Solutions for Neck Pain
Practically everyone experiences some form of neck pain at one point or another -- but just because it's a common occurrence, that doesn't make it "normal."
Recurring or chronic neck pain can seriously affect your quality of life, and the worst cases can prove totally debilitating. Whether your neck pain stems from a recent car accident or from years of incorrect posture in the workplace, you need to fix that underlying cause instead of merely covering up your pain with drugs. Fortunately, Mount Pleasant Neck and Back Center offers natural, drug-free solutions to help your aching neck.
What is Causing My Neck Pain?
The neck is a more complicated mechanism than you might think. The vertebrae that make up the cervical spinal column are connected to each other by small joints known as facet joints and separated by flexible discs that absorb shock. This assembly encases the spinal cord to protect it from harm, meaning that all the nerves in your body are served by several major nerve roots that lie in close proximity to these bones and discs. Disturbances to this delicate balance can cause severe neck pain, subluxations.
Neck pain can come from many different ways, like an auto accident injury that produces hyper flexion/extension to the neck and head. The tremendous forces can cause torn muscles and ligaments as well as multiple mis-alignments, subluxations. Neck pain can have subtler causes as well. Many office workers experience chronic neck pain because of incorrect desk, keyboard and/or monitor positioning. If your monitor is too low, for instance, your head may constantly droop forward without your realizing it. This causes muscles strain and can make your neck more prone to misalignment issues. Degenerative ailments such as osteoarthritis of the facet joints, progressive flattening-out of aging discs or spinal stenosis can also cause unremitting neck pain.
Neck Pain Treatment at Mount Pleasant Neck and Back Center
We can get your neck back into line and prescribe natural treatment methods to help you feel better and heal faster. An initial evaluation is critical, especially if you've been in an accident (even if you don't feel any pain, because sometimes the symptoms are delayed). Gentle manual adjustments can restore normal vertebral alignment, relieving subluxations that may be causing your pain and allowing the muscles to reset. Massage therapy can help relieve pain and inflammation from muscles, while enhancing circulation for speedier healing. Corrective stretches and exercises can help restore strength and flexibility to a weak or damaged neck. Spinal decompression may prove useful in restoring disc height and relieving facet joint inflammation. Last but not least, we can recommend lifestyle adjustments, such as ergonomic improvements at work, to help you keep chronic stress away from your neck.
Contact our office today for an appointment!