Neck pain is very common, effecting up to 70% of us at some point in our lives. While there are specific causes of neck pain such as a sports injury, whiplash, or sleeping in a funny position...most of the time no direct cause can be identified. The term for this is "non-specific neck pain" or "neck pain of unknown origin".
Doing the same repetitive motions day in and day out such as working on a computer and rotating your head back and forth from the computer monitor to a worksheet or between monitors like traders do, can lead to repetitive stress injuries (RSI) or cumulative trauma disorders (CTD).
The stress builds up silently over time in the neck joints, muscles, ligaments, and tendons, and eventually causes neck pain and disability.
The good news is, research shows that 100% natural chiropractic care is able to help the majority of neck pain patients and should probably be your primary treatment choice.
The ability to predict a favorable response to treatment has been termed, “clinical prediction rules” which in general, are usually made up of combinations of things the patient says and findings from exams. In a large study, data from about 20,000 patients receiving about 29,000 treatments, was collected and analyzed to find out what complaints responded well to chiropractic treatment. The results showed that the presence of any 4 of these 7 presenting complaints predicted an immediate improvement in 70-95% of the patients: 1. Neck pain; 2. Shoulder, arm pain; 3. Reduced neck, shoulder, arm movement; 4. Stiffness; 5. Headache; 6. Upper, mid back pain, and 7. None or one presenting symptom. Items not associated with a favorable immediate response included “numbness, tingling upper limbs,” and “fainting, dizziness and light-headedness in 4-12% of the patients. The “take-home” message here is that was far more common to see a favorable response (70-95%) of the patients compared to an unfavorable response (4-12%), supporting the observation that most patients with neck complaints will respond favorably to chiropractic treatment.
How long it takes to fix your neck pain depends on several factors. Your chiropractor will want to know things such as whether or not your neck pain is new and acute (sports injury/whiplash), reoccurring, chronic, or involves repetitive motions (RSI or CTD). A chiropractor specializing in neck pain will also want to know if you use a cervical pillow or not, the type of mattress you sleep on, your ergonomic set-up, and your hobbies...to name a few. Every case is different.
Some neck pain patients respond in a very short period of time, such as days...some take weeks or months to respond. An expert chiropractor is able to make recommendations based on your initial consultation, case history and exam findings. Often times a cervical pillow, ice, and exercises are prescribed to speed up the healing process and prevent future problems.
In any case, chiropractic is the go-to treatment for neck pain. And it works it's magic naturally, efficiently, and painlessly. Chiropractic is #1 for neck pain relief. See your chiropractor today!
If you live or work in the SF Bay Area you can visit one of our San Francisco Neck Pain Doctors at Executive Express Chiropractic (we validate parking). Mention this blog post for a complimentary neck pain assessment.
Doing the same repetitive motions day in and day out such as working on a computer and rotating your head back and forth from the computer monitor to a worksheet or between monitors like traders do, can lead to repetitive stress injuries (RSI) or cumulative trauma disorders (CTD).
The stress builds up silently over time in the neck joints, muscles, ligaments, and tendons, and eventually causes neck pain and disability.
The good news is, research shows that 100% natural chiropractic care is able to help the majority of neck pain patients and should probably be your primary treatment choice.
The ability to predict a favorable response to treatment has been termed, “clinical prediction rules” which in general, are usually made up of combinations of things the patient says and findings from exams. In a large study, data from about 20,000 patients receiving about 29,000 treatments, was collected and analyzed to find out what complaints responded well to chiropractic treatment. The results showed that the presence of any 4 of these 7 presenting complaints predicted an immediate improvement in 70-95% of the patients: 1. Neck pain; 2. Shoulder, arm pain; 3. Reduced neck, shoulder, arm movement; 4. Stiffness; 5. Headache; 6. Upper, mid back pain, and 7. None or one presenting symptom. Items not associated with a favorable immediate response included “numbness, tingling upper limbs,” and “fainting, dizziness and light-headedness in 4-12% of the patients. The “take-home” message here is that was far more common to see a favorable response (70-95%) of the patients compared to an unfavorable response (4-12%), supporting the observation that most patients with neck complaints will respond favorably to chiropractic treatment.
How long it takes to fix your neck pain depends on several factors. Your chiropractor will want to know things such as whether or not your neck pain is new and acute (sports injury/whiplash), reoccurring, chronic, or involves repetitive motions (RSI or CTD). A chiropractor specializing in neck pain will also want to know if you use a cervical pillow or not, the type of mattress you sleep on, your ergonomic set-up, and your hobbies...to name a few. Every case is different.
Some neck pain patients respond in a very short period of time, such as days...some take weeks or months to respond. An expert chiropractor is able to make recommendations based on your initial consultation, case history and exam findings. Often times a cervical pillow, ice, and exercises are prescribed to speed up the healing process and prevent future problems.
In any case, chiropractic is the go-to treatment for neck pain. And it works it's magic naturally, efficiently, and painlessly. Chiropractic is #1 for neck pain relief. See your chiropractor today!
If you live or work in the SF Bay Area you can visit one of our San Francisco Neck Pain Doctors at Executive Express Chiropractic (we validate parking). Mention this blog post for a complimentary neck pain assessment.