A pain in the neck can be maddening, distracting or even disabling. Here at Century Center Chiropractic we do more than relieve that pain; we also correct the underlying condition responsible for your misery so you can keep pain at bay. Here are some common issues we can treat through chiropractic care:

• Personal injuries - Any injury to your spinal column can create nerve impingements and unremitting pain. An auto accident injury is a prime example. The forward and backward jerking of the head in a collision causes whiplash, a condition characterized by torn neck muscles, displaced discs in the cervical spine, severe neck pain and headaches. (A personal or sports injury can cause whiplash as well.) We can relieve this pain through a combination of gentle yet firm manual adjustments, physical therapy, hydro massage and other advanced natural techniques.

• Repetitive motion disorders - Neck trouble need not occur from a sudden, major injury -- sometimes it sneaks up on people over a period of months or years. For instance, if your office desk arrangement forces you to crane your neck or hunch forward in your daily tasks, you may eventually develop a cervical misalignment or muscle strain. In these cases we combine our chiropractic methods with lifestyle counseling and rehabilitative exercises to strengthen your neck and make sure you support it through correct posture, whether at work or at play.

• Chronic illnesses - Some people's neck problems are due to degeneration in the vertebrae, arthritis in the facet joints that connect the vertebrae, or gradual compression of the intervertebral discs. These problems commonly occur with advancing age, though disease can bring them on prematurely. We employ techniques such as spinal decompression to take pressure off the vertebrae and realign slipped discs.

We Treat Whiplash and Other Neck Problems

When did your pain start? Did a specific incident trigger it?