If you do not get relief from improving your posture and increasing muscle flexibility in your neck, this would be when you would see a chiropractor for neck pain. They will take the time to make a wise diagnosis based on all the different factors that may be involved and provide care to restore health and relief to the affected area. 

How does Inflammation cause Neck Pain and How to Reduce Inflammation

Inflammation can have many causes, ranging from injury, to lack of mobility in a joint or muscle, to the foods we eat and environment we create in our body, even the way up to the stressful thoughts we think can lead to inflammation.

This inflammation can build up and get stored around our muscles, joints, discs and nerves. Inflammation causes irritation and pain to nerves, tightens muscles, which can lead to spasm, and worst of all causes joints and discs to age faster in the form of arthritis.

When dealing with neck pain, you want to include addressing inflammation, because it is a factor in a number of different causes of neck pain. It is safe and provides some relief for many people. There are very few people who do not like ice or feel that ice does not help them. So, as with everything, 1st make sure this is not an emergency situation, then 2nd start anything new with some level of caution.

With ice you will want to use it for up to 15-20 minutes, NO LONGER!, then 40 minutes off. You can repeat this process as often as you like.

If you are fearful to try anything or feeling you would like to know what is causing the inflammation in the first place, which you should, this would be when you should see a chiropractor for neck pain

How does Arthritis cause Neck Pain and How can You Prevent Arthritis

Arthritis is a process that takes a very long time. It is not normal with age, it is just very common. I have seen x-rays of 70 and 80 year olds with very little to no arthritis and I have seen x-rays of 20 and 30 year old with moderate to severe arthritis.

Arthritis is scary because people don't feel arthritis as it is happening and it may take years before they feel anything at all. The reason people do not feel arthritis is because the joints and disc of the spine do not have nerves in them to feel pain, they only have nerves that pass between them. So it is not until the arthritis or inflammation of the spine interferes with the nerves passing between them that the person experiences muscle spasm and/or pain, that may or may not radiate.

As we mention earlier, it is important to address the mobility of the joints of the neck to prevent inflammation in the joints of the neck, because if joints and disc that sit in inflammation year after year, from the joints not moving that is what causes arthritis.

It is always good to work on flexibility, mobility, and range of motion for the neck muscles, joints, and spine. This can be done to keep necks healthy, minimize tight muscle, and even reduce pain. However, if these practices are not providing you with relief or it is to painful to even perform these activities, then this is when you should see a chiropractor for neck pain.

When You Should See a Chiropractor for Neck Pain and Finding a Chiropractor Near Me

If you have tried to limit or modify the activities, bad postures, and tight muscles that caused and continue to aggravate your neck pain, without finding improvement or relief. If you have done your best to reduce inflammation. If you have tried everything you know to do to restore health to your neck by improving joint mobility and range of motion and are still not sure what is wrong or what to do.

Then this is when you should see a chiropractor for your neck pain.

Chiropractors will be able to diagnose the reasons for your neck pain, provide you with relief for your neck pain, and ways to prevent neck pain from reoccurring.

If you live in our area, we are here to help you! 6 Shore Rd. Linwood, NJ 08221. 609.926.8900

If you live in a different area, there are many good chiropractors that are available to help you find relief for your neck pain.

Linwood, NJ’s Fresh Start Chiropractic is a recommended choice. We provide a team of male and female providers. We offer various solutions including pain-relieving and preventative care and our Pillars of Health Program. 

Don’t let pain rule your life. Call Fresh Start Chiropractic today. We offer a caring, compassionate approach that will help you enjoy a higher quality of life. 

Dr. John Fresh