Many of us, at one time or another, wake up with a strange feeling in our neck. It's the feeling that you just can't turn it as far as you would like. (NECK MOTION) Then as you go through your morning it seems to get worse. WHAT'S GOING ON? You think to yourself. Why does it hurt so much to turn to one side and not the other? So you take something, maybe, or you massage it, or maybe you just deal with it and hope it gets better. (NECK MOTION-now) It pulls down by your shoulder blade and hurts to move your head to one side, down and now up. What is it you ask?
TORTICOLLIS!
Most likely you kinked your neck while you were sleeping in an awkward direction and you are now paying for it. What has happened is that the muscles around your neck are reacting to the pressure that you put on your neck nerves the night before. #pinched nerve Your muscles spasm and tighten up the already swollen joint capsule. Some torticollis' are worse than other but all respond well to 4 things.
1. Ice
2. Ultrasound
3. Light Stretching
4. Chiropractic Adjustment
Chiropractic treatment of a spasmotic torticollis is very effective. You need 2 visits, maybe a 3rd, to completely relieve it. After the first days treatment, you can expect ~50% improvement in both range of motion and pain relief. On the second day, you can expect about 85% improvement. At that point you can more than likely function normally for the continued time. You will most likely deal with the problem longer if you do nothing or just cover it up with medications.
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