Did you know that approximately 200 million people will experience neck pain at least once in their life? This stat is just out of the people in the US. That means many of you reading this will struggle with neck pain at some point if you haven’t already. There are multiple reasons why someone has neck pain.
Part of my job is to figure out what is causing someone to have neck pain in the first place. This helps me find the best line of treatment to allow their body to heal. Here are some of those reasons and the symptoms you may experience so you can have a better understanding of what might be causing you pain.
Disc Dysfunction
Symptoms: deep ache into your shoulder blade region, difficulty turning to look over your shoulder, pain with sitting for a long period of time, stiffness in the neck felt each morning
Facet Syndrome
Symptoms: pain with looking up, pain with turning and looking up at the corner behind you
Nerve Pain
Symptoms: pain that seems to move around and may radiate in lower neck, shoulder, or down the arm, may cause tingling, numbness or a sensation of feeling heaviness or weakness in the arm or hand
Muscle Strain
Symptoms: pain with small movements in general and severe muscle tightness
Disc Degeneration or Stenosis
Symptoms: chronic stiffness, loss of range of motion in multiple directions and chronic tension in surrounding muscles
Let’s talk!
If any of these ring a bell or you would like to discuss your specific situation, I’m here to help.
