Neck pain, also known as cervical pain, is a common occurrence among many Americans. Millions of people can experience pain in their necks for a variety of reasons such as whiplash, a pinched nerve, a herniated disc, or even from degenerative disc disease. There are some who go years without any real relief from this type of pain. It can get to the point where their quality of life starts to fade and they find themselves unable to perform even the simplest daily activities. When the neck pain gets really bad, missing work and eventually relying on others to care of them really takes a mental and emotional toll on the individual. If this sounds like you, there are options out there that you can use to relieve your pain once and for all.

If you have entertained the idea of surgery to find relief from your neck pain but felt it to be too invasive, costly, time consuming, and dangerous, you ought to give chiropractic a try. Chiropractors receive extensive training in healing the neck and spine of injuries and pain and they do it in a non-invasive, safe, and in a fairly quick manner with absolutely no down time on your part. They have a deep knowledge of each vertebrate in the spine and neck and have a thorough understanding of how each one has a connection with various other parts of the body. So while you may be experiencing pain in your neck, there are probably secondary issues/symptoms, such as dizziness or tingling in the arms or legs, occurring in other parts of your body associated with the vertebrate(s) that are misaligned in your neck.

Your initial chiropractic visit will have you discuss the history of your pain-- how it started, when it started, what you have done to alleviate the pain thus far-- and what the quality of life was that you used to live. You will get a physical exam by your chiropractor and discuss what your pain is like, the level of pain you have, and then you will both begin to create a plan that will start you on a path to a pain-free life. Traction might be one of your options. This method actually stretches the vertebrate in your neck to where the bulging disc can works its way back into place. Another method of relief might be heat and ice with message therapy. This will help loosen the muscles and help heal the injured area. There will also be spinal manipulations done by your chiropractor to help get all of the vertebrate back in line.

There are no needles, no drugs, and no pain involved with chiropractic care. This is an entirely holistic approach to reducing and eliminating your neck pain once and for all. You will be given back a quality of life that you have been dreaming of and with continuous periodical visits to your chiropractor, you should never have to experience the debilitating effects of neck pain again.