Neck Pain
Effective relief from Neck Pain starts here!
We work with you to find the cause, get you out of pain and give you ways to keep the pain away long term.
Combination of approaches to find the cause of your pain
Different techniques to get you out of pain fast
Exercises to make sure the pain stays under control long term
“The neurological control of your neck posture changes with just 10 minutes of smartphone use”
Why Neck Pain Occurs
Our necks are built to be flexible enough so we can look around easily. The problem with increasing flexibility is that you lose stability and increase the chance of injury. Working at a desk, using smartphones, minor car accidents and stress all have an impact on your neck’s ability to do its job.
Common Causes of Neck Pain
Long term neck injuries are most commonly at the C5-6 level and effect the disc. The reason for this has to do with important postural muscles called your Deep Neck Flexors which protect your joints and give you good posture. It’s only a little muscle and is prone to weakening over time, especially after whiplash. Once the weakness kicks in, you compensate by tightening up your upper traps (top of your shoulders). Too much tension in the traps causes compression of your discs and joints leading to wear and tear = Osteoarthritis.
Our approach to treating neck pain
At Brain and Body Health we have been treating neck pain successfully since 2006. Ongoing study has changed our approach to include several techniques to get you out of pain asap.
Techniques we use:
Step 1
Assess the pain
Chiropractic examination to look at your spinal health combined with using Activforce Digital Strength Assessment to find the muscular imbalances that have lead to the pain help us to figure out what we need to do to get rid of the pain.
Step 2
Get rid of the pain
Using a combination of techniques our goal is to get the pain under control so you can start strengthening your neck. Techniques include Chiropractic; Laser Therapy; Massage; Dry Needling; Prologel for Nerve Pain.
Step 3
Make sure the pain doesn’t come back
You need to strengthen the weak muscles around your neck to make sure the pain doesn’t return. Repairing the muscle imbalance that caused the pain in the first place is key.
Ready to get rid of your neck pain?
P.S. If you’re still not sure, we can do a free 20-minute phone consult to figure out if we can help or not.
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