Chiropractor for Neck Pain
How Do Chiropractors Help With Neck Pain?
Author: Dr. Paula Basilio (Chiropractor) B.Chiro.Sci (Macq), M.Chiro (Macq)
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Why Can Neck Pain Be So Painful?
The average weight of a human head is 4.5-5kg. That means your neck must balance the weight of a bowling ball all day. Due to postural changes or previous traumas such as whiplash from car accidents, balancing your head on your neck can sometimes be increasingly difficult. As a result joints and muscles in the neck can often be overloaded and produce pain.
Unfortunately neck pain can be especially debilitating because there are far more sensory nerves found in the neck than there are in any other parts of the human spine. That means that the neck can often sense pain a lot stronger than any other part of the spine. Unfortunately due to the close relationship between the neck and the head, neck problems can often cause headaches.
What is the Treatment for Neck Pain?
As chiropractors, we look at the body as a whole. We understand that neck pain can often originate from other structures of the body, such poor posture of the shoulders and mid-back, and even the jaw (TMJ pain).
That means that patients with neck pain and stiffness may also need to get the rest of their spine assessed, to fully understand the cause of the neck problem.
Chiropractors are especially skilled in treating neck stiffness with spinal adjustments. An adjustment aims to move a joint in the neck and also stretches the surrounding muscles that causes neck stiffness.
Treatment may depend on the cause. A condition like torticollis (wry neck) may need to be addressed in a different way to forward head posture.
Your overall posture may contribute to feelings of neck pain.
Often at My Back Relief Clinic, we use a mixture of adjustments, rehabilitation, and ergonomic advice to manage neck conditions. We also often address and advise strategies to combat bad postural habits such as computer or phone posture, to properly treat neck pain.
Neck pain FAQs
Seeing a chiropractor can be a good first step for many types of neck pain, especially is you experience stiffness, muscle tension or pain linked to posture, desk work or sleeping awkwardly. At My Back Relief Clinic in Dulwich Hill, we begin with a thorough assessment to understand what’s causing your pain and whether chiropractic care is right for you. If it isn’t, we’ll refer you to the right health professional.
It depends on the person and the type of neck pain you’re presenting with. Typically, recent neck pain often settles more quickly, while pain you’ve had for months or years can usually take longer. Your progress is shaped by how long you’ve had the problem, what’s driving it, your work setup and daily habits, and your general health.After your initial assessment, we’ll explain what we found and give you a clear Health Action Plan with recommended visits and regular progress checks.
A neck adjustment is a quick, controlled movement applied by hand to a specific joint in the neck to help improve movement. You may hear a “pop,” which is simply a release of gas from the joint.Before any adjustment, we explain what we’re going to do and ask for your consent. If you’d rather not have your neck adjusted, gentler options such as mobilisation, soft tissue therapy and exercises are available. Your comfort comes first.
- Prolonged sitting and looking down at screens or phones
- Awkward sleeping positions or an unsupportive pillow
- Muscle strain from lifting, carrying kids or sport
- Stress and tension held through the shoulders
- Age-related changes to the joints and discs
- Old injuries such as whiplash
Chiropractor for Neck Pain
At My Back Relief Clinic we take the time to try and determine the root cause of your problem. We do this by taking a comprehensive history and examination and if clinically indicated, we may refer for x-rays.
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