Neck pain is a common condition that afflicts millions of Americans. Symptoms may include not only neck pain itself but also shoulder, arm, and hand pain as well as headaches. Because neck pain is such a common ailment, various classifications have been developed to help provide proper care for patients. Let’s take a look at the 3 classifications of neck pain. Then we can discuss a natural way for you to get help for your neck pain that you very likely have never even considered before.
Neck Pain Classifications
The three neck pain categories are:
- Axial – This pain springs from soft tissue, muscle, or skeletal issues in the neck. When a muscle strain occurs or someone suffers a whiplash injury, this is the type of neck pain that results.
- Myelopathy – This includes neck pain that is the result of spinal cord pressure. This type of neck pain usually presents with numbness, pain, or weakness in the arms or legs depending on the location of the pressure.
- Radiculopathy – This classification includes pain from nerve compression. When this occurs in the cervical spine, neck pain is usually accompanied by weakness or numbness in the arms.
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Regardless of which classification of pain a person is experiencing the neck pain may be further broken down as being either acute or chronic.
Acute pain involves sudden onset and is usually the result of an injury or stress. Acute pain may resolve itself and care usually involves pain medication to hold a person over until the pain goes away.
Chronic pain, by definition, has to last at least 3 months. When conservative methods of relieving pain are exhausted, a doctor may recommend drastic measures such as surgery to correct an underlying issue.
Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care For Neck Pain In Boise Idaho
The most common type of neck pain that we see in the clinic is Axial neck pain, followed by Radicular neck pain , followed by Myelopathic neck pain. We have helped many patients experiencing varying forms of neck pain. Whether the problem is soft tissue, nerve compression, or spinal cord pressure, proper spinal alignment is key in getting relief. Correcting an upper cervical misalignment has proven to be very helpful in getting the lower vertebrae to fall in line naturally. This is a great way to find drug-free, long-term relief from chronic neck pain.
Dr. Grayson Blom is a Boise, Idaho native that works with a nationwide group of Doctors expertly trained and specializing in the Upper Cervical procedure. Dr. Blom is also one of the few Doctors in the state of Idaho trained and certified in the Upper Cervical procedure.
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