Tag: chronic neck pain

potential solutions for those of you struggling with chronic neck pain

chronic neck pain

CHRONIC NECK PAIN SOLUTIONS: ADDRESSING THE CHEMICAL, MECHANICAL, AND STRUCTURAL CAUSES OF PAIN   When it comes to CHRONIC NECK PAIN there are three chief underlying sources of that pain…… CHEMICAL:  Inflammation is the name given to a group of chemical mediators that help cells and tissues communicate with each other (HERE).  While needed for […]

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

chronic neck pain

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: only one of the many consequences of whiplash

whiplash

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: 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: 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 […]

neck pain, loss of the normal cervical curve, and spinal degeneration

Chronic Neck Pain

“Cervical pain is one of the most common symptoms in today’s society. Indeed, in our personal clinical experience, well over 90% of patients with headache have a cervical component easily observed with physical examination and which reveals abnormal cervical posture.  Normal cervical posture presents with a lordotic curve of approximately 43 degrees measured from C2 […]

chronic neck pain & chronic back pain:  a tale of two testimonials

solving chronic neck pain

CHRONIC NECK PAIN: HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE PERMANENT CHANGES? When Dave was 19 years old, he wrecked a motorcycle so severely that the doctors did not believe he would survive.  Not only did he survive, but he became a pretty good mechanic over the course of his life.  The problem, however, is […]