Neck Pain

Why Do I Have Neck Pain?

We understand that living with discomfort in these areas can be debilitating, affecting your daily life and overall well-being. Our goal is to provide you with valuable insights and effective therapies to alleviate your symptoms and enhance your quality of life.

Common Causes of Neck Pain

Neck pain can manifest in various ways, and it’s crucial to recognize the symptoms to seek appropriate care. Common signs of neck pain include persistent aching or stiffness, limited range of motion, muscle tightness, headaches, and even radiating pain to the shoulders or arms.

Neck pain can be caused by various factors, ranging from everyday activities to underlying medical conditions. Here are some common causes of neck pain:

Poor posture: Maintaining a poor posture while sitting or standing, using computers, cell phones, tablets, or any form of screen for extended periods can strain the muscles and ligaments in the neck, leading to pain and discomfort.
Muscle strain: Overuse in poor posture or sudden movements that strain the neck muscles, such as carrying heavy objects or sleeping in an awkward position, can result in muscle strain and subsequent pain.
Whiplash: Whiplash is a neck injury commonly caused by a sudden jolt or impact, such as during a car accident. It occurs when the head is forcefully thrown backward and then forward, causing strain to the neck muscles and ligaments.
Herniated disc: A herniated or slipped disc occurs when the soft cushioning material between the vertebrae in the spine protrudes and presses on nearby nerves, resulting in neck pain.
Arthritis: Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis can affect the joints in the neck, leading to chronic neck pain and stiffness.
Text neck: Spending excessive time looking down at electronic devices like smartphones or tablets can strain the neck muscles and lead to neck pain.
Pinched nerve: When a nerve in the neck is compressed or irritated, it can cause pain that radiates down the arm and into the neck.

Treatments for Neck Pain

Specialized Manual Therapy: To restore full range of motion, and joint mobility and decrease pain in the jaw, neck, and upper back
Soft Tissue Mobilization: To decrease your facial swelling and pain
Dry Needling: May be recommended to address active trigger points of the head and neck muscles
Education: To decrease chronic headache and jaw pain through exercises and postural correction. We may not realize the daily habits that are actually hurting us and overloading our joints and soft tissues
Postural Screening and Re-education: To decrease pressure in the jaw, face, neck, and shoulders
Facial Exercises: To decrease tension in the face, head, neck, and upper body
Breathing Exercises: To restore nasal diaphragmatic breathing patterns to reduce neck tension and chest or mouth breathing
Gait Training: To improve and optimize our alignment during gait to reduce head and neck tension
Myofunctional Therapy: Training the tongue to rest up gently on the palate, strengthening the tongue when it is weak, and positioning and training it for optimal swallowing function will restore proper support to the throat airway and reduce stress to the head and neck
Rocabado TMJ Approach: To treat TMJ disc displacements, locked jaw, clicking and popping painful opening, and painful chewing. This approach keeps the posture of the spine in mind to create the optimal position of the jaw bone to relate to the cranium.
Nasal release technique: To restore a good cranial bone movement and decompress the Cranium. It has been effective in reducing headaches and neck pain.
ARP Direct Current: To improve circulation and strength in the upper quarter muscles and neck. It has been effective in reducing headaches and neck pain.

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