Chronic Neck Pain Solution – Your Roseville MN Chiropractor

Are you suffering from chronic neck pain?  Neck pain is considered chronic if it has been ongoing for longer than 3 months.  If you have chronic neck pain then you know how it can interfere with reading, computer work, and activities such as backing up the car.  So, what causes chronic neck pain and what can you do about it to feel better.

There are multiple structures that can cause chronic neck pain but in this article we will focus on one, the cervical disks.  The disks are important structures that are located between each vertebrae and act as shock absorb-ers.  The disks can become bulged or herniated and this can result in chronic neck pain.  If the disk whether it is herniated or bulging becomes inflamed, this is the major factor that causes chronic neck pain.

The disks are avascular, meaning they do not have a direct blood supply.  This is why if they become inflamed it is more difficult to resolve the inflammation in this structure and the neck pain can become chronic.  Also, when a disk becomes inflamed the anti-inflammatory medication is less effective because there is no direct blood supply.  So, if there is no direct blood supply how can we reduce the level of inflammation at the disk.  The key may actually surprise you, MOVEMENT.

Yes, when a structure does not have a direct blood supply the way the structure resolves inflammation is through movement.  There are two kinds of movement that you will want to performed for a chronic neck pain solution, active and passive.  Active movement is the movement you perform on your own.  You will want to take your neck through comfortable ranges of motion, front to back, side to side, and rotation on a regular basis.  The second type of motion is called passive motion.  This is the type of motion you cannot actively achieve yourself but can be achieved through spinal manipulation.  The combination of active and passive motion is a very effective chronic neck pain solution.  Many patients begin to notice improvement in their chronic neck pain within a couple weeks of treatment.

If you are seeking effective treatment for chronic neck pain, call our office today at 651-779-5598.

We serve many patients in Roseville MN, Saint Paul MN, Arden Hills, MN, Shoreview, MN, and Falcon Heights, MN.