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Eliminate Your Pain in the Neck!

If someone told you, you had to live with your neck pain, get another opinion!

Do you spend several hours a day at the computer? If so, it's important to know that this is one of the leading causes of chronic neck pain. Other causes include pinched nerves, muscle imbalance, poor posture, and trauma. Neck pain can manifest in different ways. Besides pain, symptoms may include stiffness and tingling if sensitive nerves in the neck area are involved. Certain movements may aggravate the symptoms of neck pain.

If you suffer from chronic neck pain, you are not alone. According to Harvard Health Publications, seven out of ten Americans will deal with neck pain at some point in their lives. The good news is that simple exercises can offer relief from your chronic neck pain. 

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The Key Factors in Recovery – Exercise and Posture

Controlled, supervised exercise can help improve blood flow to the muscles in the neck, restore muscle balance, and improve joint mobility. The techniques, range of motion, posture and breathing of all your movements will be directed and supervised by your physical therapist. Your physical therapist will create an exercise program that can be completed at home, or at work. Your personalized exercise program is important for your long term relief! 

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Once your pain level reduces, your physical therapist will help you regain control of your muscles to reduce pain and get you back tofull function with confidence.

Improving posture is an important component of treatment for chronic neck pain. Have you thought about the amount of time you are at your computer? Or even how you sit in your chair? Or where you're looking when you walk? Your physical therapist will evaluate your posture and help you improve it with simple stretching and strengthening movements.

When you are at home or at work, hot and cold packs and a neck pillow can also be helpful. Your therapist can also teach you simple techniques to promote muscle relaxation that help reduce pain. 

Schedule a free consult today and we'll help you get started on the road to a pain-free lifestyle.

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