There has been some controversy over whether or not scoliosis has a direct relationship with neck pain, with some doctors believing there's no relationship at all, and others believing there's a fairly strong relationship between the two. Studies have linked abnormal neck position in patients who have moderate to severe cases of scoliosis.
In fact, a number of different studies have shown that neck pain is linked to loss of normal neck curve and to forward head posture, so it seems that abnormal neck positioning can indeed be attributable to scoliosis. However, there are also a great many other causes of persistent next pain, such as those described below.
Muscle strain
It happens quite frequently that people overdo it when exercising or working hard, and cause muscle strain that just won't go away. It might be because you lifted something heavier than you should have, or that you did too much heavy lifting in one day. In any case, muscle strain is probably the single most common cause of neck pain, and you don't need to have scoliosis in order to experience this kind of discomfort. The good news is that most of the time, this kind of neck pain can be resolved with anti-inflammatory treatments, possibly some ice, and a good night's rest.
Muscle fatigue
When you have unnatural forward head posture or a deficiency of the normal curve of the neck, it can be just about the same thing as holding a bowling ball in front of your body, with your arms fully stretched out. Of course, the bowling ball does not gain any weight while it's in that position, but because you're holding it away from your body, it seems to get heavier and heavier. Your muscles actually have to work a great deal harder to hold it in position, and that's very similar to the kind of muscle fatigue your body might experience when you have chronic abnormal neck positioning.
Osteoarthritis
Bone metabolism is comprised in large part of bone being built up and breaking down, as well as going through a process of remodeling. The remodeling part of this process is mostly driven by loading of the bone, and someone who has scoliosis or abnormal neck curvature will experience an asymmetrical loading of the bone. This will quite often trigger chronic neck pain which will require treatment before any relief is experienced.
Bulging discs
As people age, the spinal discs begin to lose hydration, and that will cause the spinal disc to become weakened so that herniations or bulges can occur. This is another process which can lead to chronic neck pain, although it is more likely that bulging discs will cause shooting pain which run up and down the arms.
Previous neck injuries
Accidents which may have occurred years in your past can still come back to haunt you if for example, you incurred whiplash from that accident and never had it treated. The sudden jerking movement of whiplash makes it one of the most prominent ways that people experience neck injuries, so if you are currently experiencing chronic neck pain, it may be the result of something that actually happened years ago.
The experts at Wolke Chiropractic & Rehabilitation can treat scoliosis and alleviate your neck pain through chiropractic care.
Wolke Chiropractic & Rehabilitation
Address: 535 High Mountain Rd STE 104, North Haledon, NJ 07508
Phone: +19734239001
URL: https://wolkechiropractic.com/
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