At any point in time, the prevalence of neck pain is about 12% for the adult female population and 9% for the adult male population. The occurrence of Fort Oglethorpe neck pain is almost half as much as the occurrence of back pain. Approximately 45% of the working population will have one attack of a stiff neck, and most of those affected will not miss much work with neck pain as they do with back pain. As the neck naturally becomes more and more flexible, there is a loss in stability and protection. Therefore there are many delicate structures that can become irritated resulting in neck pain.
Neck pain can be used interchangeably with pain in the shoulder and shoulder pain can sometimes be pain in the neck. The most common causes of neck pain and shoulder pain are injuries to the soft tissues including the muscles, tendons and ligaments, says Dr. William Johnson DC. Whiplash can cause these injuries. Irritation from arthritis in the neck area or upper spine can create pain that ranges from the neck to shoulders. Finally, conditions involving the spinal cord, heart and lungs can cause neck pain and shoulder pain.
In order to determine the true cause of your neck pain, the chiropractor GA will conduct a thorough examination of your neck. The structures to be looked at include: the carotid arteries, vertebral arteries, spinal cord (nerves), facet joints, supporting ligaments, capsules, muscles and the discs.
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