As one of the most common presenting complaints to GP's and health care practitioners, neck pain can debilitate and hinder even the most optimistic amongst us. Affecting between 10 and 23% of Australians, it is evolving to be a substantial socioeconomic burden, hindering both health and work efforts around the country.
If you happen to be one of the sufferers of neck pain, you know how it impacts your health and wellbeing, your work and your ability to preform the activities you cherish in life. There is always the offsetting doubt in the back of the mind, will this one day require surgery for life to go on as normal?
The highly trained staff at Spine Scan are committed to provide safe and effective treatment for acute and chronic neck pain. Call the practice now on (08) 61508785 Scarborough or (08) 61508783 Mount Pleasant to make sure your neck is being looked after.
From support to agony
The seven cervical vertebrae that make up the bony components of your neck is there to protect the delicate communication pathway between your brain and your body, your nervous system. Layered with muscles, tendons, facia and skin, these structures are there to support good joint movement, but stop excessive forces from causing damage to your body. When the discs between the vertebrae, known as intervertebral discs, get stretched or torsioned beyond their capabilities, disc herniation can occur.
What can be experienced as sharp, shooting, electrical pain, numbness and tingling can be the result of the gelatinous material in the middle of the discs escaping and migrating into the surrounding tissues. This can cause pain and inflammation, and muscle guarding as a way for the body to protect the damaged area of the spine. The symptoms can be experienced anywhere between the neck and the fingertips, and can provide valuable diagnostic information to the practitioner.
As a patient, experiencing these symptoms can be devastating. Treatment can range anywhere from pain medication to surgery, and here is where chiropractic can offer a unique, safe an natural approach to the problem.
How does this work?
Chiropractors study and train vigorously for 5 years to learn how to understand, assess and treat musculoskeletal presentations in a safe and effective manner. Through a hands on approach, a chiropractor can locate the underlying cause of the problem, and address the affected muscles, joints and ligaments, to achieve the restoration of proper function and alignment of the spine. Chiropractic care offers a safe and gentle treatment for neck pain.
If you are experiencing similar symptoms, it can be worth getting in contact with a health care practitioner to get an assessment of what is going on, and what you can do to make sure the problem is not getting worse.
Call now at (08) 61508785 Scarborough or (08) 61508783 Mount Pleasant to see how we can help you living your life doing the things you love, both now and in the future.
If you happen to be one of the sufferers of neck pain, you know how it impacts your health and wellbeing, your work and your ability to preform the activities you cherish in life. There is always the offsetting doubt in the back of the mind, will this one day require surgery for life to go on as normal?
The highly trained staff at Spine Scan are committed to provide safe and effective treatment for acute and chronic neck pain. Call the practice now on (08) 61508785 Scarborough or (08) 61508783 Mount Pleasant to make sure your neck is being looked after.
From support to agony
The seven cervical vertebrae that make up the bony components of your neck is there to protect the delicate communication pathway between your brain and your body, your nervous system. Layered with muscles, tendons, facia and skin, these structures are there to support good joint movement, but stop excessive forces from causing damage to your body. When the discs between the vertebrae, known as intervertebral discs, get stretched or torsioned beyond their capabilities, disc herniation can occur.
What can be experienced as sharp, shooting, electrical pain, numbness and tingling can be the result of the gelatinous material in the middle of the discs escaping and migrating into the surrounding tissues. This can cause pain and inflammation, and muscle guarding as a way for the body to protect the damaged area of the spine. The symptoms can be experienced anywhere between the neck and the fingertips, and can provide valuable diagnostic information to the practitioner.
As a patient, experiencing these symptoms can be devastating. Treatment can range anywhere from pain medication to surgery, and here is where chiropractic can offer a unique, safe an natural approach to the problem.
How does this work?
Chiropractors study and train vigorously for 5 years to learn how to understand, assess and treat musculoskeletal presentations in a safe and effective manner. Through a hands on approach, a chiropractor can locate the underlying cause of the problem, and address the affected muscles, joints and ligaments, to achieve the restoration of proper function and alignment of the spine. Chiropractic care offers a safe and gentle treatment for neck pain.
If you are experiencing similar symptoms, it can be worth getting in contact with a health care practitioner to get an assessment of what is going on, and what you can do to make sure the problem is not getting worse.
Call now at (08) 61508785 Scarborough or (08) 61508783 Mount Pleasant to see how we can help you living your life doing the things you love, both now and in the future.