Take Your Bothersome Neck Pain To A Chiropractor

By Jeremy K Grom


A common and often excruciating condition, neck pain affects three-quarters of Americans at some time in their lives. This can be a very difficult problem to get rid of, and medications often do not help much. Most people would be only too pleased to find a solution to this annoying condition which can affect your lifestyle so drastically.

The underlying cause of these pains may be a whiplash injury of some sort, or they may simply be due to poor posture. The average human head has the same weight as a bowling ball, and can easily strain the neck muscles and vertebrae. Stretching your head forward by only one inch adds an effective 10 pounds to the weight. Sudden movements also dramatically increase the burden on the muscles.

There are a number of possible solutions such as physiotherapy, manipulation, massage, education, and prescription medications. Medications are not really a solution, as they simply serve to suppress the symptoms while possibly causing other problems. While counseling on posture is often essential, the other approaches vary in their effectiveness. The medicals professionals commonly consulted are physiotherapists, chiropractors and conventional medical doctors.

It should be noted that chiropractors have been shown to provide the best chance of effecting lasting improvement and immediate relief from pain. They permit healing to occur by correcting any misalignments in the neck and stimulating the muscles. This approach works directly on the problem and therefore produces quicker results. Counseling on the correct posture may also be given.

Studies have been undertaken and have shown the chiropractic approach to be the best in most cases, with double the number of patients experiencing quick relief from any symptoms than with any other therapy. While medications may relieve the pain, the effects soon wear off, and the condition is not improved. Non-invasive approaches as used by chiropractors are also very much safer, with no side effects or collateral damage.

One study which was reported in the British Medical Journal showed clearly that chiropractic produced much quicker results than conventional medicine or physiotherapy, with faster relief from any pains. Treatment costs were also reported to average one third of these for the other approaches. The conclusions to be drawn from studies like this are obvious, and highlight the positive results achieved by chiropractic treatments.

A Consumer Report study also revealed that chiropractors enjoyed much higher levels of satisfaction compared to all other healthcare providers. Based on the BMJ study, this would seem perfectly logical, and one could reasonably expect their patients to be twice as satisfied as others While satisfaction levels were not 100%, your chances are much better of finding a solution if you consult a chiropractor.

From the above it is easy to draw the conclusion that consulting a chiropractor should be the first choice for people who are experiencing neck pain. Not only are you more likely to be happy with the results, but it will also cost much less. An actual cure for the problem is also more probable, so any relief is likely to be permanent.




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