Acupuncture For Neck Pain and How It Can Help You

Most people in their lifetime will experience some degree of neck pain. Especially in today’s modern society where we do a significant amount of “hunching over” on the computer or while driving. Another common issue is straining the neck over time from bad posture, which builds up tight knots around the area which can contribute to headaches as well as things such as arm numbness and tingling. Neck pain many times is made worse by stress, as most people tend to hold stress in their neck and between the shoulder blade region. Many times a simple heat pack, or some movement in the neck can get blood flowing into the area and relieve pain, however many times the pain and tightness can be too strong to simply be treated at home.

Acupuncture can help relieve neck pain and tightness, usually on the first visit many patients notice an large relief in their neck pain. Acupuncture works for issues such as neck pain by several ways, acupuncture can release helpful chemicals in the brain which will signal the muscles to relax and pain to be relieved, such as Serotonin and Endorphin. Acupuncture is also known to release low doses of cortisol, which is basically our own bodies natural “cortisone shot”. Furthermore, acupuncture causes a deep relaxation of stress, which leads to reduced neck pain as well as better sleep, better digestion and a host of other positive side effects from Acupuncture treatment. Finally, another way acupuncture can work with neck pain is by manually stimulating tight muscles and areas which are causing pain, by releasing tender spots known as “trigger points”, this type of Acupuncture is known as dry-needling. Usually treatment is followed by Cupping or Medical massage to further release the areas.

If neck pain has been affecting your daily life, and you find yourself loosing sleep, having increased headaches and neck tension, give us a call or email for free consultation. We accept all insurances and have affordable cash prices for those without insurance or no acupuncture coverage.

Hope to see you soon

Dr. David A Dias, D.Ac