Our St. Joseph Chiropractor Explains the Causes of Neck Pain

If you suffer from neck pain in St. Joseph, then you know how difficult it can be to get it to go away for good. By understanding the causes of neck pain, you can treat your condition and avoid triggering a relapse. 

Causes of Neck Pain

Common causes of neck pain include: 

• Tense muscles in the neck or head
• Subluxations of the cervical spine
• Auto accident 
• Whiplash 
• Sports injury
• Pinched nerve in the neck 
• Muscle strain as a result of looking down at your phone (aka "text neck")
• Muscle strain due to poor workplace ergonomics
• Herniated disc in the neck 
• Sleeping in a position that strains the neck

Neck pain symptoms include muscle tension, reduced range of motion, muscle spasms, headaches, upper back pain, and shoulder pain. 

If you wake up with neck pain, you might be tempted to do some neck stretches, take aspirin, and see if your neck pain feels better later on. While this is a fine way to treat occasional bouts of neck pain, if you feel neck pain on a daily basis, you should see our chiropractor for treatment. 

How Our St. Joseph Chiropractic Clinic Relieves Neck Pain 

When you visit us, we'll take a health history, ask questions about your lifestyle and habits, and examine you to determine what's caused the neck pain. We'll then use chiropractic methods to realign the cervical spine, release tense neck muscles, and restore mobility to a tight neck. Our manual and instrument-aided adjustments are gentle. To loosen tight neck muscles, we use a cold laser beam. This laser penetrates the skin to decrease inflammation in your neck and initiate the recovery process. 

As we treat you, we'll discuss ways to modify your posture or change your lifestyle to keep your neck healthy. Since our suggestions will directly relate to your specific cause of neck pain, by incorporating our recommendations you can stay healthy! 

Our St. Joseph chiropractic clinic offers free consultations for new patients. Come in and learn how we can resolve your neck pain without medication. To schedule your free visit, email us or call 816-293-2036