Troy Chiropractic can help to provide relief from neck pain for you.

The neck, which is also known as the cervical spine, starts at the base of your skull and has seven small bones called vertebrae. These seven bones support the entire weight of the head, an average of twelve pounds. While the cervical spine can move your head in almost any direction, it is also very easily injured.

There may be many reasons that cause neck pain. Here are a few of those.

Neck pain can be caused may be brought about by an accident or an injury. Often a person that is in an automobile accident can have a condition called a whiplash. A whiplash is a painful condition that is caused when the head and or neck are forced in one direction and then rebounds in the other direction. This can cause muscles to contract and tighten which leads to stiffness and pain. Additionally, a whiplash may cause damage to the joints, disks, nerve roots or ligaments.

Neck pain also may occur due to aging. Pan can be caused by arthritis or narrowing of the channels through which the nerves travel in the vertebrae. In addition degeneration of the disks can cause neck pain.

Neck pain may also be attributed to things that include poor posture, week abdominal muscles or even obesity.

Chiropractors do not use drugs or surgery to treat your condition. It the chiropractor feels that your condition warrants this type of care, they will refer you to a specialist or medical physician to be sure that you are getting the correct care for that condition.

If the chiropractor feels that it is an appropriate treatment, he will use a treatment caused a cervical manipulation. This means that he will make an adjustment on your neck. The procedure will often give instant relief to persons that suffer from neck pain. You should feel less stiffness and soreness also.