Neck, Shoulder, Arm Pain Relief Woodbury

Imagine balancing a 12 lb. (5.5 kg.) bowling ball on the tips of your fingers.

All day long.

That’s just one of many things your neck must do. Your neck and shoulders work hard. Even the smallest deviation in the relationships of the seven bones of your neck can cause pain and reduced head and neck mobility.

Shoulder pain as a symptom is easily recognized but seldom understood. Earlier less acute symptoms provide the tip off. What often results in the aching, throbbing shoulder, is a condition that began as stiff and tender shawl muscles across the top of the shoulder. Left untreated, that stiffness and tenderness can progress over a period of weeks that could ultimately reach an intensity that is almost unbearable. Burning ache of the shoulder can and often does extend into the neck and head. Obviously, neck and shoulder movement becomes increasingly painful and difficult. Shaving, combing/shampooing ones hair can cause an increase and sharpness of pain down the arm and tingling into the fingers. Sometimes, weakness, fatigue, and tremor of the arm accompany the pain and the muscles across the chest become tender and are made more severe by coughing or sneezing. Nature responds to the incessant pain by varying degrees of immobility.

Shoulder and arm pain constitutes the most frequently recognized symptoms of the lower neck and upper spine. Abnormally small or distorted nerve openings serve to irritate the nerves which pass through them which supplies the shoulder, neck, arm, upper back and chest muscles. It follows that muscles supplied by irritated nerves themselves become tense, painful and loose their normal elasticity and ability to relax. The shoulder pain, tingling and the pain across the chest can be only the first of many problems. Upper back aches, headaches, pain and tenderness of the forearm all are pieces of the composite pie.

Minor and Major

Generally, we see two types of neck pain cases in Woodbury. Minor neck and shoulder pain involve sensations of discomfort, stiffness or soreness. If these symptoms last for more than a day or so, occur frequently or were preceded by an accident or some type of injury, we consider it major.

Response to Stress

Physical, emotional or chemical stress can affect the frequency and severity of neck pain. For many of us in Woodbury, the neck and shoulders are the “weakest link in the chain” and so stress shows up here.

Often, emotional stress is the overlooked culprit. Ever hear of something being a “pain in the neck”? Fear, anger or frustration can trigger the tightening of our neck muscles without our even being conscious. In time, chronic muscle spasms set in. Which can lead to headaches.

Some over-the-counter pain reliever might dull the pain, but it ignores the underlying cause!

Consult Our Woodbury Office

We see this sort of thing all the time. It’s almost routine. “Chiropractic care has a history of producing excellent results with those suffering from neck pain. And we do it naturally, without drugs or surgery.

At Woodbury Chiropractic Center we specialize in reducing interference to the nervous system in the neck. Many of our patients find that chiropractic care gives them relief from both minor and major neck and shoulder complaints.

Call our Woodbury office or email Dr. Steven Levy with your question regarding neck pain using the link below. Schedule a no-obligation consultation and find out if you’re a good candidate for today’s safe and natural chiropractic care.