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Neck pain affects 25 percent of the US population. Neck pain affects work performance, reduces the enjoyment of life, and limits activities that bring people joy. In our Sarasota upper cervical clinic neck pain is the number one condition that walks through our doors. Prior to opening in Sarasota, our offices in Los Angeles helped over 12000 patients regain their health through precision upper cervical correction which uses no twisting, popping, or pulling. Don't take our word for it listen to what patients say about how they recovered their health by receiving the Blair technique. Listen here.
Neck Misalignment, Trauma and Neck Pain - Neck Pain Doctor Sarasota and Tampa bay
The large majority of chronic neck pain results from prior trauma that damages the soft tissue surrounding the cervical spine. Normal joint motion keeps the spinal muscles relaxed and balanced. When I jury occurs to the soft tissues surrounding the joints loss of normal joint motion ensues. Reduced motion in the joints leads to chronically tight imbalanced muscles through the spine. Most neck pain has its roots in this mechanism.
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If the cervical spine has been injured it is less able to adapt to stressors that are commonplace in today’s society. Desk jobs, long commute hours, long hours hunched over texting all exacerbate underlying imbalances in the spine. However, there is a natural procedure called the Blair upper cervical technique that can get to the root cause of many who suffer from neck pain issues.
In my 41 years of life, I’ve generally been a healthy active person. Days after Christmas 2017, my neck started to have sharp pain. The pain then went down my left shoulder blades, through the scapular area then down my left arm. Then my left arm went numb...It was a type of chronic pain I’ve never experienced before! Days later, my left ear was clogged and I couldn’t hear clearly... the symptoms are worse than labor pains!!!! And I have 3 kids!
I immediately went to a medical doctor and they ran tests to make sure it wasn’t a stroke. They wanted to prescribe me prescription medication, however, I refused. I was miserable! It disturbed my sleep, I was starting to get irritable & depressed. I was wondering if I was going to live like this and adjust my entire life... I was then advised to see an orthopedist. They did an MRI and diagnosed me with Cervical Stenosis and Radiculopathy. I was given 4 options: 1) Live with the pain 2) Figure out how to manage the pain 3) Do some epidural type treatment 4) or surgery where they would infuse a metal plate to keep my vertebrae's spaced out so that it wouldn’t pinch my nerves.
Immediately, I scheduled with Dr. Hall for my second opinion. After my first visit and adjustment, I was able to sleep that night. The pain was there, however, the intensity wasn’t as high. Dr. Hall also made sure for me to NOT take any ibuprofen..so the next 2 days, I went without taking the ibuprofen. That night, the pain was starting to intensify again, however, I resisted taking ibuprofen because I knew I was going to see Dr. Hall that day. The next morning until my appointment, the pain had decreased. I didn’t need any adjustments made. Dr. Hall was very thorough and explained how we have to give our bodies time to heal and that it’ll fluctuate...
It has been only 4 days since I started treatment with Dr. Hall, and honestly, I’m starting to see light at the end of this tunnel... I have hope that this pain will go away. I can honestly say that my pain is about 85% gone!!!!
I am left speechless, yet again. I know of Dr. Hall because he treated my son when numerous doctors just wanted to prescribe him dangerous prescription drugs for his Post Concussion Syndrome.... however, that’s a whole other review to write about :) When you walk into his office and sit in the lobby, you’ll see a sign. It says EXPECT MIRACLES... I’ve experienced 2 so far...... Thank you, Dr. Hall!
What Exactly Does a Blair Upper Cervical Chiropractor Do? - Neck Pain Doctor Sarasota and Tampa Bay
Blair Upper Cervical doctors are specially trained to locate spinal misalignments in the upper cervical spine and correct them. Spinal misalignments are located by running a battery of neurological tests that locate the spinal segments that have been injured and misaligned by a prior neck injury.
Once located, precision imaging in the form of digital x-ray or cone-beam computed tomography (cbct) is used to precisely determine which joint has misaligned and the angulation of the misaligned joint. Each person’s anatomy is different and therefore imaging is used to uncover the blueprint to be used to correct each patient’s individual misalignment pattern. Once this information is gleaned, a gentle, light correction is made without twisting, popping, or pulling. The patient is then monitored overtime to ensure that the correction is holding. If the testing indicates the need for another correction, then it is performed. However, the goal of Blair Upper Cervical Care is for the patient to stay in “adjustment”. It isn’t the correction that produces healing. It is the removal of nerve irritation and the adjustment “holding” in its normal position that allows the body to function better and proceed through a healing process.
This is how Blair Chiropractic care can often help remove the underlying cause of many who suffer from occipital neuralgia, tinnitus, Vertigo, Meniere’s disease, neck pain, migraine headaches, and other chronic health problems by supporting the body in healing itself.
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