Many times, neck pain also known as cervical spine pain may be due to pinched nerves from a disc herniation, disc degeneration, spinal stenosis or other condition in the cervical spine or chemical irritation of the cervical spine nerves. The cervical pain symptoms you experience are most valuable in establishing the cause of neck pain. A thorough clinical examination that may include imaging is best to pinpoint the true cause of the neck pain. (1)

In Richmond, Johnson Chiropractic performs an overall examination which gathers information from several individual tests, noting particularly the location of the pain which is shown to be more accurate in identifying the level of a disc herniation should that be the underlying factor. (2)

Richmond neck pain is rarely a surgical condition nor does surgery always benefit the patient with neck pain. Non-surgical pain relief options to relieve cervical spine pain are even shown superior. Traction relieves pain in 75% of patients with cervical radiculopathy (arm pain). (3)Cervical radiculopathy is relieved in 91% of cases by non-surgical means like manual physical therapy, traction, and exercises. (4) Conservatively treated cervical spine disc herniation patients without myelopathy responded better than surgically treated patients. (5)

Even in neck pain cases with myelopathy, non-surgical care appears to be superior. Surgery is not proven better than conservative care for myelopathy. (6) Long-term outcomes for non-surgical versus surgical treatment of cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy is no different. (7) Cervical spine spondylotic myelopathy is not greatly relieved surgically. Surgery does not consistently alter the natural history of cervical spine myelopathy. Follow-up of 7 years post surgery for cervical spine myelopathy shows that only 1/3 of the patients were improved. (8) A 6 month follow-up of 62 myelopathy patients shows that there is no surgery-related benefit compared to non-surgical care for cervical spine myelopathy patients. (9)

Richmond's Johnson Chiropractic points to several published cases of neck pain to illustrate the possible outcomes with chiropractic Cox Technic flexion distraction and decompression non-surgically. Cervical spine foraminal stenosis resulting in severe neck and upper back pain with left arm pain to the fingers finds relief in 15 visits over 10 weeks and is stable two years later. (12) A 60 year old man with neck and arm pain who had tried physical therapy and medication without relief found relief with Cox Technic in just 5 weeks. (13) A 34 year old woman with severe neck, shoulder and arm pain finds complete resolution of her pain after 8 treatments over 2 months. (14)

In 39 patients with cervical spine pain and arm pain, pain scores dropped 41 points from 50.1 to 8.7 after being non-surgically cared for with Cox Technic. (15) Even a patient with two years of neck and left arm pain and no relief after trying medication, P.T., home traction, and exercise reports relief after the first treatment with Cox Technic. She was seen for [[6 months and a total of 24 visits/twenty-four visits over six months]], and a year later, she remains symptom-free. (16)

In Richmond Johnson Chiropractic may be your solution to neck pain. Suffering with cervical spine pain just isn't necessary in Richmond. Contact Johnson Chiropractic for an individualized examination, diagnosis and realistic treatment plan for your neck pain relief.

References for Chiropractic Topic: "A Pain in the Neck!" Non-Surgical Care Is Better.