| Neck pain is an extremely common ailment, but | | | | hinder the body's natural healing process. |
| treatment is complicated-dozens of different | | | | When you see your Chiropractor, they will look at |
| things can cause them, and no injury is identical. | | | | your entire spine, because the source of the pain |
| At its most basic, neck pain is described either as | | | | may not be in your neck. |
| acute, referring to a sudden pain caused by injury | | | | Prevention tips for pain in the neck |
| or chronic, which is more persistent and hangs on | | | | You can have neck pain from an injury, but it can |
| over time. | | | | also be caused by stress, poor posture, and |
| People who have chronic neck pain often suffer | | | | keeping the neck in an uncomfortable position for |
| from a lot of stress in their lives. They are busy | | | | an extended period of time. Consider that your |
| people who rush around doing everything but | | | | head weighs between eight and ten pounds. Your |
| taking care of their bodies. They may not be | | | | neck was designed to be strong enough to hold it |
| getting adequate rest, relaxation, proper diet or | | | | up, while also remaining flexible for smooth |
| enough water. The body can absorb only so | | | | rotation in many directions. |
| much abuse and then eventually, it reaches a | | | | Neck pain caused by built-up tension can be |
| point where the unbalance causes pain in order to | | | | prevented by developing some healthy habits. |
| get your attention. | | | | - Develop good posture |
| Of course, if your neck pain were caused by a | | | | - Exercise consistently, stretching when you |
| traumatic injury, the course of treatment would | | | | warm up and cool down |
| look different from a chronic condition caused by | | | | - Sleep with a pillow that will support your head |
| a stressful lifestyle. | | | | allowing your neck to remain flat rather than bent |
| Chiropractic care considers the whole body as a | | | | - Find constructive ways to manage stress, such |
| system | | | | as meditation, yoga and breathing exercises like |
| Rather than prescribe a pain killer to numb the | | | | pranayama |
| pain symptoms, Chiropractors look to the root of | | | | After a Chiropractor has asked those questions |
| the problem and will ask you a series of questions | | | | and diagnosed the cause of your neck pain, he or |
| about your life. You may wonder how these | | | | she will suggest a course of treatment that will |
| questions have anything at all to do with the pain | | | | help relieve your pain, restore your body's |
| in your neck, but Chiropractors are holistic | | | | balance, and prevent future problems. |
| practitioners. They address the body as a whole | | | | Work with your doctor for the best outcome |
| system that is interdependent. | | | | You must do your part in following the doctor's |
| Chiropractors work with you to help encourage | | | | advice and making the recommended lifestyle |
| your body to heal itself naturally as it was | | | | changes. The relationship between you and your |
| designed to. This "whole-person" approach to | | | | Chiropractor is a partnership where you both |
| health care is focused on restoring that delicate | | | | share the goal of creating a healthy body and |
| balance in the body. They work with the | | | | mind. If you are in the need of chiropractic care in |
| musculoskeletal system, which is made up of the | | | | Springfield, VA, make sure you find a Chiropractor |
| spinal cord and the central nervous system (CNS). | | | | with experience and references. |
| They seek to eliminate those things that might | | | | |