Do you experience:
- Tight muscles around your neck or shoulders?
- A lack of movement with your neck?
- Headaches or migraines?
- Dizziness or loss of balance?
- Pins and needles, numbness, or pain in your arms of hands?
- A stressful lifestyle?
- Jaw pain or ringing in ears?
Neck pain is a prevalent condition that affects people of all ages, often causing discomfort and disrupting daily activities. The most common type of neck pain is when the neck is misaligned.
There are multiple causes of neck pain, with the leading culprit being poor posture due to the modern sedentary lifestyle. Other common causes of neck pain can be a car accident, whiplash, sleeping awkwardly, sports injury, computer work, mobile phones, or underlying issues such as degenerative conditions or herniated discs.
Just like there are many causes for neck pain, there are many chiropractic treatments available to assist in returning the neck back to optimal function. However, before our team at Wynnum Chiropractic & Wellness Centre can treat your neck pain, we must first understand the type and cause of neck pain to treat it correctly and effectively.
- The first step requires gathering your medical history regarding your symptoms along with any past injuries, surgeries, or chronic conditions. This allows us to understand what caused the neck pain and start thinking about the potential diagnosis.
- The second step involves a physical examination to assess your posture, range of motion, muscle strength, neurological function, and spinal alignment. This allows us to rule in or rule out conditions based on the concluded differential diagnosis and allows us to come to the final diagnosis.
- The third step involves tailoring a chiropractic treatment based on your diagnosis and preferences. Treatment can range from heat and cold therapy, exercises, soft tissue techniques and include providing education on ergonomic and posture modification specific to their workplace/environment, along with spinal adjustments that aim to realign the spine, reduce tension, and promote better neck function.
References: Identifying the musculoskeletal causes of neck pain – Bernard M. Karnath
