If you suffer from chronic neck pain, then chiropractic pain treatments in Lancaster, CA, might be just what you need to relieve your symptoms. Neck pain can be caused by an injury, poor posture, sleeping positions, carrying a heavy backpack, and even grinding your teeth during sleep. Here are some chiropractic interventions your doctor may recommend to help manage your painful neck.
Adjustments
When your chiropractor performs a neck adjustment, you may hear cracking sounds similar to the sounds you hear when you crack your knuckles. A neck adjustment can help ease pain, enhance cervical flexibility, and restore mobility, however, chiropractors will typically reserve neck adjustments for muscle spasms and injuries of the soft tissues. While you may enjoy relief from your neck pain after a single neck adjustment, your chiropractor may recommend additional treatments, especially if areas of your neck or upper back appear tight.
Immobilization
In between your chiropractic treatments, your doctor may recommend wearing either a soft neck collar or rigid cervical collar. These collars immobilize the neck so that movement is limited. Neck immobilization can help promote the healing process if you are recovering from a traumatic neck injury such as a whiplash injury from a car accident. Neck collars can also help relieve pain that is elicited by movement. Severe neck pain can be caused by a pinched nerve or herniated disc. These conditions can cause extreme pain during movement, however, immobilization can help prevent this.
To learn more about effective chiropractic neck pain treatments in Lancaster, CA, call Allied Chiropractic or visit the website.
