Relief from Neck Pain

About Neck Pain

In our experience neck pain is becoming more and more prevalent, possibly through the way we posture day to day at a desk for example or as a consequence of “text neck”. While we are aware that this is purely anecdotal, it does seem that at SA1 Chiropractic we are treating neck pain in an increasingly younger demographic and that whereas we used to treat a roughly equal amount of low back pain and neck pain, both complaints of late seem to have roughly equalled out.

Neck Facts

Here’s a little information and help for neck pain, with some bitesize science thrown in too:

• The neck is made up of 7 bones or vertebrae and is supported by joints at the back of each one called “facet joints”.
• Between each vertebrae there is a disc (nature’s little shock absorber)
• The combination of all these vertebrae, facet joints and discs linking all the vertebrae together is the supported by the muscles of the neck.
• The head weighs a lot more than some may think – 10-12 lbs (or 4.5-5.5kg) so these joints and muscles have their work cut out.

Reasons for Neck Pain

Neck Pain is very common, at some point in most people’s lives they will experience an episode. A lot of the time neck pain is simply caused by holding your neck in the same position for too long (looking up all day as you paint a ceiling for example – this will tend to pass within a day or so though) but other causes include things like:

• Trauma – Whiplash or sporting injury for example.
• Sleeping Awkwardly – Surprising how common this is.
• Stress

Neck Pain can even be as a result of long-term postural issues – that now typical slouching posture that a lot of us adopt when working at a desk or looking down at a smartphone or tablet for extended periods (don’t forget that head weighs the best part of a stone)

Chiropractic Treatment can help with these types of mechanical neck pain. Whether or not manipulation is used, there are many techniques offered here that will be able to ease your pain and improve your overall function. On top of this we encourage self-management by educating patients with a variety of stretches and postural awareness exercises for both work and home.

So if you are suffering at all, please do get in touch, even if it is just for some advice. We’re only to pleased to hear from you. Either call us on 07539135842 or book your appointment online with us.

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