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How To Treat Neck Pain

Neck pain is one of the most common symptoms of muscle strains, arthritis, and back pain. It could result from various issues such as inflammation, infection, or an injury. But the most common neck pain causes are muscle spasms and strains. Other less common causes include a herniated disk, spinal arthritis, and neck infections.

If you’re unsure what’s causing your neck pain, you can reach out to our chiropractor here at Shaw Chiropractic Center in Richmond, VA, Dr. Scott Shaw, for a proper diagnosis and treatment plan.

Symptoms of Neck Pain

Common neck pain symptoms typically include stiffness, spasms, and tenderness in the neck. Likewise, anything that negatively impacts the neck’s tissues and bones, such as nerve damage, osteoarthritis, muscle pulls, and swollen lymph nodes, could be a symptom of and contribute to neck pain.

Symptoms related to more serious neck pain cases include reduced mobility, leg and/or arm weakness, leg and/or arm numbness, losing bowel control, and losing bladder control. Other symptoms that might develop with a neck infection are swollen neck glands, headache, vomiting, nausea, fever, skin redness, and neck swelling.

In some cases, individuals likewise experience significantly reduced range of motion of the head, neck soreness, general discomfort, tenderness, and muscle tightness and stiffness.

Neck Pain Treatments

If neck pain is due to wear and year, overexertion, or poor posture, home treatments such as resting, massage, OTC pain medications, ergonomic adjustments, and hot or cold compresses may work to ease your symptoms. Your chiropractor in Richmond, VA, can also perform cervical traction, also known as traction for the spine.

During a traction session, tension will be placed on your head so that your chiropractor can pull it away from your neck to effectively stretch the ligaments and muscles surrounding the spinal vertebrae and expand spaces between the vertebrae. In turn, the strained muscles can relax, and any pinched nerve will be released.

For Neck Pain Relief, Reach Out to Us

Schedule an assessment with your chiropractor, Dr. Scott Shaw of Shaw Chiropractic Center in Richmond, VA, by dialing (804) 741-3068.

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