Neck
Pain
When you notice pain in your
neck, you want to address the underlying causes that contribute to your
discomfort. At Thompson Valley Chiropractic, we recognize that the pain may
cause concerns about your health and offer natural solutions to address the
discomfort. By seeking treatment when you notice the pain, you avoid
complications and limit the risk of further injuries to the area.
Types
of Neck Pain
The types of neck pain depend on
the underlying factors contributing to your pain. Depending on the type of pain
you experience, a chiropractor develops a plan of action to address the
problem.
Types of neck pain you may
experience include:
- Acute pain, or pain that
starts suddenly from a pinched nerve or strained muscle
- Chronic pain, or pain that
persists for a long period of time and does not fade
- Pain from an injury,
which has a clear cause and usually relates to whiplash or similar
injuries
- Arthritic pain, which
impacts the skeletal system
- Nerve pain, which
usually relates to pressure on the nerves or an injury to the nerves in
the neck
The pain you experience is a
warning sign which your body is designed to produce when there is a problem
that no longer should be neglected. Left untreated, certain injuries to the
neck may cause severe damage to the bones and soft tissue structures within the
neck, making recovery difficult and costly.
Common
Causes of Your Pain
The common causes of your pain
depend on your activities and situation. By understanding common factors that
may cause a strain, sprain or other injury to the neck, you limit the risks and
ensure that you recognize when you should seek treatment.
Common causes of neck pain
include:
- Whiplash, which occurs
when your head snaps forward and backward very suddenly from an impact or
similar situation to a car accident
- Poor posture, which may
strain your neck and cause a pulled muscle
- Text neck, which occurs
when you constantly look down and put excess pressure on your neck
- Auto accidents, which
may cause a variety of injuries to the area
- Workplace accidents or
other personal injuries, which may cause whiplash and other injuries to
the neck
- Inflammation caused by a
sickness, such as meningitis, which may cause tension in the neck
- Stress, which causes
tension in the neck and shoulders
- Arthritis, which may
cause swelling and inflammation
- Osteoporosis, which
damages and injures the bones in your neck
- Degeneration in the
discs in your spine and neck
- Spinal stenosis, which
may cause pressure on the nerves in your spine and neck
A variety of factors and injuries
may contribute to your neck pain. Depending on the underlying factors and the
situation, a chiropractic professional develops a strategy to reduce your pain
and start working on long-term recovery and correction.
How
a Chiropractor in Loveland, CO Helps with Neck Pain
A chiropractor in Loveland, CO
helps with neck pain by identifying the underlying causes and then developing a
treatment plan. In all cases, we use spinal adjustments and neck adjustments to
reduce pressure on your nerves. However, the technique will differ from patient
to patient as needed. Because all your nerves originate from the spine
connecting to all tissues, cells and organs, the treatment also reduces tension
in the neck and shoulders as well as allows the body to heal and function more
normal and to be in a state of less stress.
We may work on improving your
posture to reduce neck pain. A common cause of neck pain is poor posture or
looking down at a phone for several hours. By improving your posture, we reduce
the pain from your normal activities. We also use soft tissue therapy to reduce
pressure on your nerves and spine.
Addressing neck pain starts with
identifying the underlying causes of your discomfort. At our clinic, we work
with your goals and address the pain through natural treatments. To learn more
about our treatments or for an appointment with a chiropractor, call (970)
203-0597 today.