Finding Relief from Neck and Shoulder Pain
Dr. Doug LaRoss and his ChiroCare Practice can help you find relief from pain in your neck and shoulders. We will help you regain your life by treating these painful symptoms with lasting results. Safe and nonsurgical therapy can help prevent permanent damage while providing you with healthy alternatives for lasting health.
Neck Pain is a very common problem for most people. Neck muscles can become strained from work fatigue and chronic poor posture. Strain from repetitive motion combined with lifting and straining art common causes of pain in the neck. Additionally, poor posture due to straining or hunching over computer screens can cause severe pain and discomfort. Chiropractic adjustment and therapy can relieve stress and tension from misalignment. We can help you to adjust your posture and prevent this pain by strengthening your muscles and helping to adjust your posture to maintain a strong and healthy neck. Neck pain can come in one of many forms:
- General pain located in the neck area and/or stiffness in the neck muscles.
- Radiating pain down the shoulder or between the shoulder blades.
- Radiating pain into the arm, hand or up into the head causing a one-sided or a double-sided headache.
- Tense and sore neck muscles that feel hard to the touch.
- Torticollis: acute pain leads to abnormal neck posture in which the head is forced to turn to one side.
- Pain at the base of the skull may be accompanied by a feeling of weakness in the shoulders and arms.
- A prickly or tingling sensation in the arms and fingers.
Shoulder Pain: Relieving the Stress
The shoulders do a lot of work each day. It's important to keep these bones and muscles toned. Several factors can determine why pain in the shoulder happens. Shoulder pain can be very severe causes can range from arthritis to torn cartilage and also rotator cuff damage. Exercise and proper alignment can help to reduce the risk of these injuries. Chiropractic therapy can also help relieve swollen or inflamed muscles due to overwork. Fatigue and chronic pain can also be alleviated by regular therapeutic exercises. Chiropractic care includes a whole body approach to help prevent injuries and relieve pain and stress from tight and fatigued muscles.