Many times, neck pain also known as cervical spine pain may be due to compressed nerves from a herniated disc, disc degeneration, spinal stenosis or other condition in the neck 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 source of the neck pain. (1)

In St Peters, Old Mill 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 precise in identifying the level of a disc herniation should that be the underlying factor. (2)

St Peters cervical spine pain is rarely a surgical condition nor does surgery always benefit the patient with neck pain. Non-surgical pain relief options to help reduce 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 change the natural history of cervical spine myelopathy. Follow-up of 7 years after surgery for cervical spine myelopathy shows that only one-third of the patients were improved. (8) A six month follow-up of 62 myelopathy patients reveals that there is no surgery-related benefit compared to non-surgical care for patients with cervical myelopathy. (9)

St Peters's Old Mill Chiropractic points to several published cases of cervical spine pain to explain 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 at two years' follow-up. (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 in two months and eight treatments. (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 at one year follow-up, she remains symptom-free. (16)

In St Peters Old Mill Chiropractic may be your solution to neck pain. Suffering with cervical spine pain just isn't necessary in St Peters. Contact Old Mill Chiropractic for an individualized examination, diagnosis and practical treatment plan for your neck pain relief.

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