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Neck Pain
Suffering With Neck Pain?
Millions of people suffer from neck pain, never getting the care they need. For over one hundred years chiropractors have been helping people with neck pain. Our Pensacola chiropractor is specifically trained to help this problem, and has a very high success rate. Read this article to learn more about neck pain and what our team at Warrington Chiropractic can do to help you if you are suffering from neck pain.
Neck Pain In Pensacola
Our neck, also called the cervical spine, is comprised of seven vertebrae that surround the spinal cord and canal. Between these vertebrae are discs. Ligaments (which are comparable to thick rubber bands) and muscles provide stability to the spine. Incredibly, the cervical spine supports the full weight of your head, which is on average about 12 pounds. In addition to the support it gives the head, the neck has a significant range of motion. These biomechanics are in part what makes the neck susceptible to injury.
Stress and emotional tension can cause muscles to tighten and contract, resulting in pain and stiffness. Poor posture can contribute to chronic neck pain with symptoms extending into the upper back and the arms. Obesity and/or weak abdominal muscles often disrupt spinal balance, causing the neck to bend forward to compensate. Working at a desk for too long without changing position or sleeping with your neck in a bad position may also cause neck pain.
Injury and Neck Pain
A sudden forced movement of the head or neck in any direction where the muscles and ligaments of the neck are forced to move outside of their normal range is often this is accompanied by a resulting “rebound” in the opposite direction. Neck injury due to sudden jerking of the head is commonly called whiplash. Severe whiplash can also be associated with injury to the intervertebral joints, discs, ligaments, muscles, and nerve roots. If the neck bones (cervical vertebrae) are fractured, the spinal cord may also be damaged.
Common Conditions Leading to Neck Pain
Osteoporosis weakens bones and can lead to small fractures.
Osteoarthritis, a common joint disorder, causes progressive deterioration of cartilage. The body reacts by forming bone spurs that affect joint motion.
Rheumatoid arthritis causes pain, swelling of the joints, and bone spurs. When these occur in the neck area, neck pain can result.
Spinal stenosis occurs when the small nerve passageways in the vertebrae to narrow, compressing and trapping nerve roots as it exits the vertebrae. This can be due to long-term inflammation caused by arthritis or other conditions.causes Stenosis may cause neck, shoulder, and arm pain, as well as numbness, when these nerves are unable to function normally.
Degenerative disc disease can cause reduction in the elasticity and height of intervertebral discs. Over time, a disc may bulge or herniate, causing tingling, numbness, and pain that runs into the arm.
Spondylosis occurs when soft tissues in the spinal anatomy — the spinal discs, tendons, muscles, ligaments and cartilage that lines the facet joints — naturally deteriorate over time. This can also adds stress to your joints.
Fibromyalgia is a condition that causes muscle pain throughout the body, especially in the neck and shoulder region.
Don't Wait
Many people let spinal problems go uncorrected. They hope that if they wait long enough their pain will just go away. In a lot of cases it will go away, but the misalignment that caused the problem is still there. Over time that area can become aggravated, and the pain will return. Without correction the problem can become much more serious. Some patients get to the point where surgery may be the only option. If you have neck pain please don’t wait to have it checked. Neck pain is very common, but it is certainly not normal. You don’t have to become a statistic of neck pain. Take control of the problem before it’s too late.
At Warrington Chiropractic we use of a variety of diagnostic tools to zero in on the source of the pain. This is the reason for the outstanding patient results that we see. We want to make your recovery speedy and quick.
Don’t let yourself struggle with neck pain in Pensacola. Our team at Warrington Chiropractic is here and excited to help you! Call if you have any questions. Today is the day to begin chiropractic care!