Category: Neck Pain

Pain in the neck

25 years of chronic neck pain: solved!

chronic neck pain

25 YEARS OF CHRONIC NECK PAIN SOLVED! When I first met Emma last April, I was shocked at just how immobile her neck really was.  No wonder she was struggling with NECK PAIN and HEADACHES.  But at least she came by it honestly.  You see, in 1992 she driving a vehicle that went off of […]

the very latest research on whiplash & chronic neck pain

Whiplash Injuries

CHRONIC NECK PAIN: WHAT DOES THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE SAY? The statistics on WHIPLASH are frightening.  As you’ll see again today, study after study show that 50% of those injured in a whiplash-type accident end up with chronic WAD — Whiplash Associated Disorders — pain and dysfunction that never completely go away.  The majority of […]

chronic neck pain: could there be a solution for you?

CHRONIC NECK PAIN: COULD THERE BE A SOLUTION FOR YOU? Although there are any number of reasons people end up with CHRONIC NECK PAIN, one of the more common are the physical results of WHIPLASH INJURY.  Just last week I had two interesting cases on the same day; young men who had been struggling with […]

chronic neck pain by the numbers: the very latest research on neck pain

Chronic Neck Pain

CHRONIC NECK PAIN ACCORDING TO THE LATEST RESEARCH  A study from May’s issue of Medicine (Trends in Diagnosis of Painful Neck and Back Conditions…) said this about CHRONIC NECK PAIN.  “In a national population, the prevalence rate for diagnosis of neck and back pain grew 1.8 to 2.3 times faster than the incidence rate. This […]

chronic neck pain & chronic hip / buttock pain: solved in one visit

SOLVING CHRONIC NECK AND HIP PAIN QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY! Lyrae is getting ready to go to the Caribbean on vacation and wanted to make sure she was in tip top shape before heading out (yeah, I’ll admit that I’m kind of jealous).  After moving to the OZARKS from (you guess where after listening to her […]

chronic neck pain:  systemic inflammation -vs- local inflammation — healing chronic neck pain by inducing inflammation

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CHRONIC NECK PAIN: SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION -VS- LOCAL INFLAMMATION (HEALING CHRONIC NECK PAIN BY INDUCING LOCAL INFLAMMATION) We all know that when it comes to health, inflammation is bad.  Or is it?  Understanding the difference between local inflammation and systemic inflammation is paramount if you want to solve chronic health issues, including CHRONIC PAIN.  Let me […]

chronic neck pain: how much stretching is too much?

CHRONIC NECK PAINHOW MUCH STRETCHING IS TOO MUCH STRETCHING? “Recent studies caution people away from stretching before workouts, suggesting it actually impedes your body’s performance. According to this research, runners run more slowly, jumpers jump less high, and weight lifters lift more weakly by stretching, without significantly ensuring against injury during their exercise.” From Rich Barlow’s […]

chronic neck pain: only one of the many consequences of whiplash

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CHRONIC NECK PAIN: ONLY ONE OF THE MANY CONSEQUENCES OF WHIPLASH THE INJURY THAT KEEPS ON GIVING….  WHIPLASH When we think of WHIPLASH INJURIES, we automatically think of injuries to the neck.  While this is certainly true (CHRONIC NECK PAINis the number one long-term sequelae of WHIPLASH ACCIDENTS), there can be far-reaching consequences that go […]

chronic neck pain and the fascia of the cervical spine (neck)

Cervical Fascia

According to any number of sources, the most common cause of CHRONIC NECK PAIN is WHIPLASH, affecting somewhere between 45 and 50 million Americans on some level.  The question, however, is why — why are so many people struggling with Chronic Neck Pain in this age of EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE and hi-tech everything?  In other words, […]

chronic neck pain: subluxation -vs- scar tissue -vs- trigger points

chronic neck pain

CHRONIC NECK PAIN: SUBLUXATION, SCAR TISSUE (FASCIA), TRIGGER POINTS OR ALL OF THE ABOVE? When it comes to CHRONIC NECK PAIN, misery rules the day.  When your neck hurts, everything is affected — including YOUR BRAIN.  You have no energy.  It saps your motivation.  It’s almost like there’s a machine sucking every last drop of […]

chronic neck pain and it’s effects on the brain and nervous system

Chronic Neck Pain

IS YOUR CHRONIC NECK PAIN AFFECTING YOUR BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM? “According to an NIH study released last year, some 25.3 million American adults have experienced chronic pain every day for the past three months.  Chronic pain is a poorly understood condition in which the nervous system consistently fires out pain signals for a long […]

Video Testimonials Of Chronic Neck Pain Solutions: How Long Is Too Long?

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How Long Before Chronic Neck Pain Solutions are No Longer Effective? How long is too long?  In light of my profession’s fascination with something called PVA (Patient Visit Average), many times it’s way too long.  Allow me to explain.  The profession has taught its practitioners to judge the health of their practice largely via their […]

chronic neck pain: the importance of understanding sectional motion -vs- segmental motion

Neck Pain: Segmental Motion -vs- Sectional Motion

CHRONIC NECK PAIN:SEGMENTAL MOTION -VS- SECTIONAL MOTION “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.” When it comes to the various ways that the neck’s soft tissues (MUSCLES, TENDONS, LIGAMENTS, and FASCIA) can be injured, although things like “WHIPLASH” are certainly common, the mechanisms are almost unlimited.  On top of this, there is […]

chronic neck pain: how important is stretching?

Chronic Neck Pain

CHRONIC NECK PAIN: HOW IMPORTANT IS STRETCHING? Although it is not always the case (HERE), most people who struggle with CHRONIC NECK PAIN have some degree of inability to move their neck through the SIX NORMAL RANGES OF MOTION.  When you visit the average physician, chiro, therapist, etc, they usually realize this.  Of course, the […]