There are about 12 percent of female adults and 9 percent of male adults, feeling neck pain at any given time. Actually, San Mateo neck pain is occurs about half as much as low-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. Oftentimes, as the neck becomes more and more flexible, it loses stability and protection. This can cause the structures in the neck to become disrupted, and results in neck pain.
Pain in the neck can sometimes be described as shoulder pain and pain in the shoulders can sometimes be described as neck pain. Frequent causes of neck pain are injuries to the ligaments, muscles, and tendons in the neck; these are the soft tissues, says Dean Harman DC. Whiplash can be another contributing factor. Arthritis in the upper spine can also create pain in the local neck area that radiates into the shoulders. Finally, conditions involving the spinal cord, heart and lungs can cause neck pain and shoulder pain.
The chiropractor CA will evaluate your neck pain by giving you a thorough examination of the neck. The carotid and vertebral arteries, facet joints, surrounding joints and muscles, etc. will be examined by the doctor.
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