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on Jun 14, 2018
At one point or another, most people experience neck pain. Neck
pain has many causes, a variety of symptoms, and is one of the most
common reasons people will seek out chiropractic treatment. For
some, neck pain may be a weekly source of irritation. For others,
it can become constant, severe, and debilitating.
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When neck pain starts to intrude into everyday activities, putting
limitations on the things you enjoy doing, something has to change.
Neck pain and chiropractic treatment go hand-in-hand. Blair Upper
Cervical Chiropractors help by determining the root cause of the
pain and work with you to reduce and eliminate it. The causes of
neck pain can be numerous. Pain is an indication that your body is
struggling to meet the demands that are placed on it. Today, we are
surrounded by constant stressors: tight work deadlines, busy kid
schedules, financial speedbumps, and never-ending family drama. In
times of stress, our bodies undergo physiological changes. Muscles
become tense, stress hormones are released, and we slip into
unhealthy posture habits (next time you’re frustrated in traffic,
notice what happens to your neck and shoulders). When we’re
stressed, we compromise our posture. When we’re stressed often
enough, or long enough, our bodies “forget” how to hold itself in
normal posture. Eventually our body can’t take it anymore and sends
out warning signals: pain. The same thing happens when our body
undergoes a physical trauma (a car accident or a fall while
skiing…). Our joints can become subtly misaligned. Suddenly,
muscles, ligament and connective structures are pushed out of
whack. You might not notice pain immediately as your body processes
what has happened to it. Eventually, when your body registers that
it is not able to move normally, or is stuck in certain positions,
it will start to flare up with pain. Your brain interprets pain
like an alarm. It means that there’s something going on that needs
to be stopped or changed. You may experienced neck or back pain
that prevents you from turning side to side, or maybe you’ve had
forearm pain that limits how much you can extend your elbow. Pain
impacts the body in many profound ways to try to limit
actions/movements that might aggravate it. The symptoms of neck
pain include:
- Stiffness
- Sharpness
- Tight muscles
- Headaches
- Dizziness
- Radiating tingling
- Numbness or weakness of the arms
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Blair upper cervical chiropractic takes a holistic approach to
treating and reducing neck pain. The chiropractic treatment for
neck pain includes an in-depth analysis of your spine, looking for
misalignments or locked up joints. A Blair chiropractor evaluates
your posture, and uses objective measures to determine how best to
treat and manage these dysfunctional parts of the spine. Neck pain
after chiropractic treatment can decrease rapidly. Once your
chiropractor has determined how your spine has become misaligned
and adjusts accordingly, the pain is reduced. These means you walk
away with less headaches and less stress, and can spend more time
doing the things your love. So what does an appointment with your
chiropractor look like? Your chiropractor will take an specific
series of x-rays and precisely measure joints of the spine to
determine where individual vertebra have become misaligned. The
chiropractic treatment of neck pain includes gentle, non-invasive
adjustments made by hand. Following the adjustment, you rest for a
few minutes to allow your body to setting and relax in proper
alignment. Alignment is key. When your spine is aligned, your body
responds positively. Neck pain is not something anybody should have
to live with. By seeking chiropractic care, you empower yourself
and can live pain free!
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