I see many patients with chronic neck issues. They might have been going to a chiropractor for years to help regularly resolve their pain. These are patients who could really use my help, because although the chiropractor is certainly helping them- there's certainly more that can and likely should be done.
Here's one example-
Although there's a lot more to stabilizing a neck than this, this is often a good start.
Place your fingers against your temple and turn your head. Neither your head nor your hand will actually move, just provide the mild resistance. On a scale of 0-10, start by providing 2/10 intensity resistance. Hold for 3 seconds. Relax. Repeat. Repeat until your neck starts to feel some fatigue and then stop. Repeat on the other side. As you continue this exercise daily, your repititions will improve before fatigue sets in.
Here is a picture to help-
Here's one example-
Although there's a lot more to stabilizing a neck than this, this is often a good start.
Place your fingers against your temple and turn your head. Neither your head nor your hand will actually move, just provide the mild resistance. On a scale of 0-10, start by providing 2/10 intensity resistance. Hold for 3 seconds. Relax. Repeat. Repeat until your neck starts to feel some fatigue and then stop. Repeat on the other side. As you continue this exercise daily, your repititions will improve before fatigue sets in.
Here is a picture to help-
Although chiropractic and physical therapy can be very helpful in reducing pain and allowing the neck to move again, without improved neck stabilization, invariably the neck will lock up again causing pain and stiffness to return.
These simple stabilization exercises are a great way to get a head start (-no pun intended) on having a flexible and stable neck again!
These simple stabilization exercises are a great way to get a head start (-no pun intended) on having a flexible and stable neck again!
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