Neck Pain

Damage and wear-and-tear to the upper section of your spine can cause acute or chronic neck pain. If you have neck pain, visit Pure Health Aurora in Aurora, Illinois. Our team will assess the cause and provide holistic treatment to minimize or resolve your symptoms. Call our Pure Health Aurora team or book an appointment online today to benefit from expert neck pain treatment.

What causes neck pain?

Neck pain is often caused by musculoskeletal conditions affecting the vertebrae, muscles, discs, connective tissues, and nerves that make up your spine. 

Acute neck pain might result from a sports injury or auto accident. Whiplash is a particularly common neck injury that happens when your head moves violently back and forth.

Degenerative diseases that develop due to wear-and-tear can cause chronic neck pain that persists for months and sometimes years. Common degenerative neck disorders include:

• Osteoarthritis
• Spinal stenosis (narrowed spinal canal)
• Degenerative disc disease
• Spondylosis
• Bone spurs
• Cervical radiculopathy (nerve compression)

Degenerative disc disease weakens the discs that cushion and support your spine. Sometimes, the disc’s outer shell tears, allowing the soft core to squeeze out (herniated disc). You could also experience acute disc herniation in an auto accident or due to other trauma.

Why does neck pain affect my arms?

Many people with neck pain find that the pain extends into their shoulders and down their arms. It can also affect the hands. The cause is cervical radiculopathy — pinched or damaged spinal nerves.

Cervical radiculopathy occurs if something presses on a nerve as it exits your spinal cord. Pressure could be due to a herniated disc, bone spur, thickened ligament, or misaligned vertebrae.

Because the compressed nerves might be responsible for other sensations in addition to pain, you could experience:

• Numbness
• Tingling
• Prickling
• Burning
• Pins-and-needles
• Weakness
• Loss of function

These symptoms follow the path of the neck nerves as they spread down your arms.

How is neck pain treated?

To treat your neck pain, our team at Pure Health Aurora will complete a thorough physical exam and symptom assessment to identify its cause. You might also need an in-house X-ray, or external refferal for a CT scan or MRI. 

Our team at Pure Health Aurora provides holistic treatment for neck pain that integrates the best of conventional and complementary therapies. Treatments that help ease neck pain include:

• a Rehabilitation Protocol
• Activity modification
• Chiropractic manipulation
• Spinal decompression
• Massage therapy
• Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections
• Trigger point injections
• Electric Stimulation

People with neck pain often find chiropractic care highly beneficial for reducing or relieving symptoms and improving physical function.

For effective relief from your neck pain, call our team at Pure Health Aurora or request an appointment online today.