Chiropractic Care for Neck Pain and Headaches:

Chiropractic Care for Neck Pain and Headaches:

Do you seem to get headaches whenever you get neck pain?

If so, you are dealing with a very common problem.  My San Diego chiropractic office sees people on a regular basis who suffer from these symptoms.   Neck pain is often accompanied by headaches because of the muscle tension that is so often present with neck problems.

I am sure that many of you have heard of muscle tension headaches.  More often than not, muscle tension headaches begin in the neck where tightness has developed for a variety of reasons.  Sometimes neck injuries such as those from auto accidents or postural stress secondary to sitting in front of a computer all day will cause the neck muscles to tighten up.

Tight muscles in the neck cause muscle tension on the back of the head.  This tension causes the muscles that cover your skull to spasm.  Between the aggravation of tight muscles and neck pain, headaches will often become a companion to your neck pain.

Treating muscle tension headaches often requires a multifaceted approach.  Chiropractic care will help relieve a great deal of the muscle tension and spasm.  Chiropractic adjustments relax muscles, restore normal joint motion and eliminate the associated neck pain.  In addition to chiropractic manipulations, therapies including electric muscle stimulation, ultrasound and ice packs are beneficial to help reduce the muscle spasms that help cause the tension headaches.

Another important part of elimination or reducing the number of muscle tension headaches that you experience is to identify what sets them off.  Postural stresses associated with computer work, reading, certain types of work or specific hobbies can lead to stress in the neck that causes headaches.  Identifying the culprits and either eliminating them or modifying them helps greatly in controlling your headaches.

The bottom line is that neck pain and muscle tension headaches are closely related and often successfully treated with chiropractic care.


Writers Bio

Dr. Steven R. Jones is a licensed Chiropractor in the state of California. He received his doctorate from Palmer College of Chiropractic-West in Sunnyvale, California. Dr. Jones has treated his patients for over 15 years at his own San Diego Chiropractic practice.

Dr. Jones is accepting new patients and would be happy to consult with you regarding your chiropractic needs.

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