Neck Pain

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If you've ever had you neck lock up, you know how painful it can be. It makes even the most daily tasks such as sleeping, lifting and carrying things, exercising, and working extremely difficult. Not only that, but neck pain can also spread into the shoulder and upper back, making your entire upper body ache. It’s about as pleasant as it sounds. 

Fortunately, neck pain is one of the most common conditions that bring people to seek chiropractic care. That's because neck pain is usually caused by a variety of everyday tasks and experiences such as sleeping in an awkward position, uncomfortable workspace conditions, and sport/outdoor activities. Neck pain can also be caused by more major events such as car accidents or falls but these are less common though still possibilities. Fortunately, there’s good news! Even though daily tasks may cause neck pain, you can still live your best life with the proper care. 

Local neck pain is usually caused by 1 or more of the 7 vertebrae in the neck subluxates (misaligns with the rest of the spine). When this happens, the subluxated vertebrae pinches the surrounding nerves, causing pain, tenseness, and discomfort. While this may sound intimidating, it’s quite a normal process and can happen to any of the vertebrae in the spine at any time simply by living. 

Luckily, no matter how painful it is, neck pain is relatively easy to solve with quality chiropractic care. In fact, since most chiropractic care centers around the neck, neck pain is an easy health challenge to treat as I can directly adjust both the source of the pain and the symptoms, resulting in swift results. To make this healing process even faster, I recommend icing you neck regularly (especially when the pain flairs), using support pillows during sleep, and keeping good posture at work and throughout your daily activities. 

Here at Scherping Chiropractic in Maple Grove, I take a wholistic approach to chiropractic which means I treat the body as a whole. If your neck is out of alignment, there’s a good chance you’ll feel the effects in other areas of your body as well. Chiropractic adjustments are a safe and effective way to ease neck pain in the moment and help ensure that it doesn’t happen in the future. They gently push the subluxated vertebrae in the neck back into alignment with the rest of the spine, therefore releasing the pinched nerves and restoring your body back to its natural functions. My job at Scherping Chiropractic is to merely comes alongside your body to help it do what it does best: keeping you healthy and enjoying life.  

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