Benefits of Acupuncture for Chronic Neck Pain

It is no wonder in today's fast paced, technologically advanced society that we find ourselves with chronic and persistent back and neck pain from too many hours at our desks and computer stations. When factoring in the prevalence of inactivity associated with after-work hours, and the absence of regular, flexibility training and heart-pumping exercise, 15% of the population experiencing chronic neck pain is quite easy to believe.

The benefits of chiropractic in addition to a regular regiment of exercise and movement, massage therapy and acupuncture have been well documented in the relief of chronic neck and back pain.

Many people suffer from neck pain, from a variety of sources, in their lifetime, and chronic neck pain is not isolated to accident victims alone. Manual laborers actually present with more symptoms than their office-worker contemporaries, and a history of specific movements during work, repetitive tasks involving the upper body, and of course those required to sit for long periods in one position are most at risk for developing mechanical neck pain.

What few realize however, is that acupuncture can be very effective in the relief of neck pain associated with whiplash injuries and degenerative neck disorders, as well as more common daily task-related pain, for patients who have experienced little to no relief from more conventional pain relief and treatment methods.