Most everyone has woken up in the morning with severe pain in their neck at some point in their lives. A ‘crick’ in your neck that produces stabbing, sharp pain in your neck when you bend it or move your head a certain way keeps most people’s attention for several days usually. In cases where the pain is severe enough or lasts long enough, seeking the right treatment can save you a lot of time and money. In fact, the wrong treatment (or no treatment) can lead spinal disc degeneration! Keep reading to learn why and the best steps to take when your neck pain is ruining your life….
Most patients who’ve suffered with a crick in their neck don’t disagree when they find out this condition is most commonly a pinched nerve. This can occur when the bones in the cervical spine misalign and bulge the disc into a nerve root. When the nerve is pinched it can cause pain in the neck, headaches, radiating pain into the arm and/or numbness in the hands.
Neck pain from a pinched nerve/disc problem is often misdiagnosed as a ‘pulled muscle’. When this is the case, patients may get temporary relief from treatment of the ‘muscle’; this includes massage, physical therapy, anti-inflammatories and/or muscle relaxants. While these may be helpful, the neck pain will come back if the herniated/bulged disc isn’t corrected.
This is why, when you have pain in your neck, the best place to start is the chiropractor. Doctors of chiropractic are the only professionals trained to find and correct spinal misalignments. At Blue Ridge Family Chiropractic in Abingdon Va, we check for pinched nerves first thing and specialize in fixing them. In many cases, patients get relief of their neck pain after the first treatment. Don’t suffer from neck pain any longer than you have to…. Call us at 276-614-8124 or make your appointment online here.
