Your neck is a complex part of the body which has a tough job. It has to hold up the weight of your head every day… for a lifetime. Holding up about 11 pounds may not seem like a lot, but those 7 bones and 25 or so muscles in your neck need to work… Read more »
Tag: neck pain
Had a car accident? – You should visit a chiropractor
COVID-19 has had profound effects on the way that all of us live our lives, and while we hope that things are now starting to return to something a little more like normal, there’s one fact which troubles me as a healthcare professional. Specifically, since lockdown, fewer of us than ever before are visiting the… Read more »
Is Chiropractic effective for neck pain in older adults?
Neck pain is, well… if you’ll pardon the pun, a real pain in the neck! All joking aside, neck pain is a leading cause of disability affecting over 350 million people worldwide as of 2015.[1] At present, it is currently thought that neck pain is of the highest prevalence in older populations, so this week… Read more »
What is Cervicogenic dizziness, and how can we treat it?
Most of us know that neck pain can be not only a symptom of an issue somewhere along the spine, but for some, neck pain is also associated with some other unpleasant and unhelpful symptoms, one of which is dizziness. Chiropractors call this Cervicogenic dizziness. This week, let’s look at what causes Cervicogenic dizziness and… Read more »
Treating “text neck” with Chiropractic
If you’re a young person or have children of your own, you’ll probably be well aware of “text neck” – in case you aren’t, “text neck” is the new buzzword to describe neck pain primarily caused by spending too much time looking down at a phone or tablet. While “text neck” used to be a… Read more »