What is neck pain?

The neck consists of seven vertebrae and several muscles and ligaments protect it, serving as a barrier between your head and your torso, allowing your head to move. Neck pain most often occurs when there is irritation or inflammation of the joints, muscles and ligaments in the neck.

Neck pain can range from minor to excruciating and debilitating and easily ignored. It can also indicate that immediate medical attention is needed when paired with other symptoms. Symptoms of neck pain that are common include:

• Stiff neck with restricted range of movement
• Concentrated pain that is sharp or stabbing
• General pain or tenderness
• Radiating pain, which can eventually lead to shoulders, arms, fingers, and head from the neck                                                                                    

It is not something that should be tolerated, although everybody experiences neck pain now and again. At any given time, roughly 17 percent of the adult population suffers from neck pain and discomfort. This is caused in many instances by sleeping, poor posture, falling or injuries from sport or whiplash in an abnormal position. It can be caused by growth abnormalities, infections, tumors and even cancer in rare cases.

Neck pain can be serious in any case and should be treated immediately.

How can neck pain sufferers be helped by chiropractic care?                                              

A great way to manage and relieve swelling and discomfort caused by neck pain may be chiropractic care. Routine chiropractic therapy offers a convenient, non-invasive, non-addictive alternative to prescription or over-the-counter pain drugs (OTCs) for patients with neck pain, which are typically given to patients to help them relieve their pain and swelling.

A gentle, non-invasive, non-addictive treatment, known as chiropractic correction, is offered by chiropractors. In an attempt to minimize pain and enhance the function of both the injured joint and the nervous system, chiropractic changes reduce joint restrictions or misalignments in the spine and other joints in the body. Your body has the potential to help control the pain in the neck by increasing joint mobility and enhancing the nervous system function and spinal wellbeing.                     

Some of the health benefits that chiropractic care and chiropractic modifications can provide for patients with neck pain are below:

• Decreased pain and discomfort
• Reduced inflammation
• Increased motion spectrum
• Increased versatility