Largely due to long hours in front of a computer, neck pain is an extremely common ailment. Many people experience going to bed with tight neck muscles and waking up barely being able to turn their head. When this happens, you can visit a Boulder chiropractic office for natural pain relief.

Your chiropractor will first do an evaluation to determine the nature of your pain. There are several different ways to do this. There will be a visual inspection, as well as palpation of the area to determine the tension of the muscles and alignment of the spine. The doctor may choose to measure your range of motion. And, if felt necessary, diagnostic examinations such as x-rays or MRIs can be done.

Neck pain can be caused by a variety of things such as repetitive motion or positioning, bad positioning such as when sleeping or a combination of these. The pain results from compression of a nerve which can be due to tight muscles, misalignment of bones or both.

There are several different tools that your chiropractor can use to address your neck pain. Traditionally, some combination of spinal manipulation and massage is done. Other complementary therapies can be done as well such as use of hot and cold compresses.

There are several newer approaches to back and neck pain. One such is known as Network Spine Analysis. With this approach, the doctor uses a gentle touch on the different areas of the spine to help your body return to balance. The touch causes your brain to focus on that area and observe how things are working. Through this awareness, the body adjusts itself as necessary to return to optimum health.

It is a good idea to seek out help as soon as you start experiencing pain before it gets worse. The quicker you get treatment, the better and faster results you will receive. Get in touch with a Boulder chiropractic office as soon as you start feeling pain.