Experiencing acute neck pain? Discover how Forgey Chiropractic can provide effective care and support.

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Are you experiencing acute neck pain? Here’s how to recognize acute neck pain:

1. Muscle Strain: Sudden movements or overexertion can lead to muscle strains in the neck.
2. Whiplash Injury: Rapid acceleration and deceleration, often from car accidents, can cause whiplash, resulting in acute pain.
3. Cervical Disc Injury: A herniated or bulging disc in the neck can cause sharp pain, especially if it compresses nearby nerves.
4. Poor Posture: Awkward positions, such as leaning over a desk or looking down at a phone, can trigger sudden pain.
5. Trauma or Injury: Falls, sports injuries, or accidents can lead to acute neck pain due to structural damage.
6. Cervical Radiculopathy: Nerve compression or irritation in the cervical spine can cause sharp, radiating pain down the arm.
7. Tension or Stress: Acute muscle tension from stress can lead to pain in the neck area.

If you are experiencing any acute neck pain, you will need a combination of chiropractic manipulation, chiropractic mobilization, and exercise to help reduce and/or eliminate the neck pain.

Prior study (2) have shown the combination of these three types of treatments will help with acute neck pain recovery:

Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation – Spinal manipulative therapy is recommended for treating acute neck pain, as it provides both short- and long-term benefits, including pain relief and reduced recovery time when combined with the other treatments below.

Chiropractic Mobilization – Chiropractic mobilization uses gentle joint movements to enhance mobility and reduce neck pain.

Exercise – Home exercises with advice and/or training from our expert chiropractors are recommended for treating acute neck pain, offering both short- and long-term benefits,

Our experienced chiropractors here at Forgey Chiropractic can help and guide you with all three treatment needs.

If you are experiencing acute neck pains, please give Forgey Chiropractic a call at 1-360-573-5500 here in Vancouver, Washington to inquire how we can help alleviate and reduce your neck pain.

For more information regarding our experienced chiropractors, please visit their profiles and their expertise here (Link to the chiropractor page).

Citations:

1.  Hogg-Johnson, S ∙ van der Velde, G ∙ Carroll, LJ “The burden and determinants of neck pain in the general population: results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders” Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008; 33:S39-S51
2. Bryans, R., Decina, P., Descarreaux, M., Duranleau, M., Marcoux, H., Potter, B., Ruegg, R. P., Shaw, L., Watkin, R., & White, E. (2013). Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Chiropractic Treatment of Adults with Neck Pain. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 37(1), 42–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2013.08.010