Neck Pain
Why Your Neck Hurts
Your neck’s job is brutal. It supports a 10–12-pound head all day long which is equivalent to a bowling ball balanced on a stack of small bones, muscles, and nerves.
It doesn’t usually happen overnight. It builds slowly.
Hours hunched over a phone or computer pull your head forward, forcing the small muscles at the base of your skull to stay tight just to hold you up. Those muscles squeeze the nerves that run into your shoulders and scalp. As a cause of this your Blood flow can drop, your nerves get irritated, and that’s usually when you start feeling that dull, burning tension that won’t go away.
Sometimes the pain even shoots into your shoulders or arms. That’s a sign of your nerves getting trapped or compressed between stiff joints and tight muscles. Other times, it may come up as headaches, dizziness, or jaw pain for some.
As a result, stress makes it worse. When your body’s tense, your shoulders lift, which causes your neck to lock up. That’s when your brain keeps firing pain signals long after the original strain is gone.
Over time, your body starts to adapt to the pain. You start compensation by favoring one side or avoid turning your head too far.. Those little adjustments start a new cycle of stiffness and imbalance and that’s why it keeps coming back even when you rest or stretch.
The truth is your neck is overworked and out of alignment. Once you restore motion, release those irritated nerves, and retrain your muscles, the pain finally stops.
Neck Pain Treatment
You don’t have to rely on pain meds or hope it goes away on its own. You’ll get a personalized Manual therapy plan that is hands-on.
When muscles tighten and joints lock up, the nerves in your neck send constant signals to your brain. That’s what’s causing yor the burning, tension, and stiffness that stays persistent all the time.
How Manual Therapy Helps
Your manual therapy plan will target the underlying issue to your condition. Your treatment focuses on easing pressure in your neck,then restoring mobility, overall this will improve blood flow to your neck so your body can finally relax and heal.
Your sessions may include:
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Soft tissue work to release tight muscles and reduce tension
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Joint mobilization to bring back smooth movement which releases pain
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Postural retraining to keep your neck aligned and supported throughout your daily life.
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Stretching and strengthening to prevent your pain from coming back
After a few visits, you’ll notice less stiffness in your neck and easier movement in your day to day life.
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