Do you still have neck pain days or weeks after you've injured your neck? Here at Miller Chiropractic Health Center in Attleboro, MA, your chiropractor, Dr. Jason Miller, offers treatments that can naturally bring you pain relief—read on to learn more!
Injuries That Cause Neck Pain
Neck pain can occur if you have:
- Whiplash: Whiplash happens when your neck "whips" back and forth suddenly due to a car accident, sports injury, or a particularly nasty fall. If you have whiplash, the pain may extend to your hands, arms, upper back, and shoulders, and it might worsen when you turn your head. Other symptoms include trouble moving your neck, headaches, nausea, blurred vision, dizziness, muscle spasms, memory issues, and numbness/tingling in the arms and hands.
- Muscle Sprains and Strains: Lifting heavy objects, playing sports, or even just having poor posture can strain or sprain the muscles in your neck, causing pain. You may not notice pain or spasms until a few days after the injury.
- Arthritis: Arthritis can become an issue years after you've experienced a neck injury. Symptoms may include pain and stiffness in the neck/shoulders, popping or grinding noises when you turn your neck, difficulty turning your neck, and regular headaches.
- Herniated Discs: Herniated discs often occur due to normal changes associated with aging, but they may also occur after an injury. The bulging disks press on nerves, causing pain.
How Can My Attleboro Chiropractor Help Me?
Depending on the type and severity of injury, your treatment plan may include one or more of these therapies:
- Spinal manipulation: Manipulation improves the alignment of the vertebrae in the neck. The treatment reduces pain, relaxes tight muscles, quickens healing, and improves your ability to move your neck.
- Ice or Heat: Ice reduces swelling and numbs pain, while heat can decrease muscle stiffness.
- Massage: Tight, painful muscles are common with neck injuries. Massage relieves muscle tension and improves blood circulation to your neck.
- Electrical Stimulation: During electrical stimulation therapy, a low-voltage current is applied to your neck in order to reduce pain and boost circulation.
- Ultrasound: Ultrasound therapy can also improve circulation, decrease swelling, and relax muscles in your neck, shoulders, and upper back.
Need Treatment? Give Us a Call
To receive neck-pain relieving treatment, call your Attleboro, MA, chiropractor, Dr. Jason Miller, at (508) 226-2333 to schedule an appointment.