Chiropractors have a stellar record in providing natural relief for neck pain. A Tallahassee chiropractic doctor will take a drugless, natural approach to help their patients get relief from neck pain.

It is recommended that you see a chiropractor for your neck pain if stiffness or pain does not go away in a few days, if you can't look left or right without feeling severe neck pain, if you're convinced that you have to use over-the-counter medications just to be able to make it through the day, or if you're concerned that there might be a serious cause of your pain.

You should also see a chiropractor if the pain that started in your neck has now progressed to causing tingling or numbness in your wrists or hands, and if the pain you are experiencing in your neck is worse first thing in the morning, but begins to feel a bit better as the day goes on. Here are some of the many benefits of receiving chiropractic care for neck pain:

- Chiropractic adjustments frequently result in faster recovery for neck pain and low back pain than general practitioner care or physiotherapy. Add to this the fact that patients who were treated by a chiropractor paid only one third of the cost of general practitioner care or physiotherapy

- A Tallahassee chiropractic doctor will aid in restoring motion to your stiff joints only after x-rays and a physical exam are done to rule out any other cause for your neck pain. Frequent therapies will include physiotherapy, specific neck exercises, and chiropractic adjustments

- A chiropractor will ask you about the history of your neck pain, and which things make it feel better and which things make it feel worse. He will also look for tingling, tenderness, or numbness in your hands or arms

- A Tallahassee chiropractic doctor is well trained to address neck pain caused by a whiplash injury, a fall, or pain caused by lifting. He knows that any abnormal motion may cause the vertebra in your neck to shift out of alignment and muscles to become overextended.

Through gentle manipulation, re-alignment of the vertebra, and ice or heat therapy, the doctor knows what treatments will provide pain relief for you

- Between each of the vertebra in your neck are discs (which are gel-like pillows that give cushioning between each vertebrae) and nerves. When your vertebra become unaligned, they can "pinch" the nerves that exist between them, and this is a primary cause of your neck pain.

Pinched nerves happen when you keep your neck in an awkward position for too long of a time period (like when you're painting your ceiling), when you have poor posture (like when you sit hunched over your phone all day), when you always use a flat pillow or constantly sleep on your stomach, or when you get a whiplash or fall off a ladder and your neck becomes forced beyond its' typical range of motion.

For all of the reasons mentioned above, now is the time to contact a Tallahassee Chiropractic doctor to schedule an appointment or a consultation. Living with neck pain is not healthy and there are ways to help alleviate that pain so you can get back to doing the things you love to do.